IRELAND

Are we in the midst of the golden age of Irish golf or what?  Look at this recent results of the four Major golf championships played in the world each year.

2011 British Open champ  -  Darren Clarke  -  Northern Ireland
2011 US Open champ  -  Rory McIlroy  -  Northern Ireland
2010 US Open champ  -  Graeme McDowell  -  Northern Ireland
2008 PGA champ  -  Padraig Harrington  -  Republic of Ireland
2008 British Open champ  -  Padraig Harrington  -  Republic of Ireland
2007 British Open champ  -  Padraig Harrington  -  Republic of Ireland

In case you're not impressed, that is more championships by little Ireland during that period than the USA has garnered.
:-)