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NEWPORT, WALES - JUNE 05: Jeev Milkha Singh of India plays into the 16th green during the second round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open on the 2010 Course at The Celtic Manor Resort on June 5, 2009 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) -
Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke were recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year Honours List, released Friday.
U.S. Open champion McIlroy will be honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) after becoming the youngest winner of the Open (22) since Bobby Jones in 1923.
Fellow Northern Irishman Clarke will become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) after winning his first major at Royal St. George's in July in his 20th playing of the British Open.
The duo join countryman Graeme McDowell, who was made an OBE after winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
