Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke
Darren Christopher Clarke, OBEis a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the European Tour and has previously played on the PGA Tour. He has won 22 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. His biggest victory came when he won the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George's in England, his first major win after more than 20 years and...
felt heather hospital progress thankfully time
Heather is thankfully out of hospital now and her progress is such that we felt the time was right for me to return.
beat best good opportunity player tiger time
It's Tiger's event, and Tiger is a very good friend. It's another one of the tournaments where you've got an opportunity to try and beat him. He's the best player in the world, so any time we get that chance, we want to take it.
battle battling couple intensive tough treatment weeks
She's having a pretty tough battle at the minute. She had a couple of weeks of very intensive treatment two weeks ago for another situation, so she's had a very tough time. But she's battling hard.
affecting bound golf quite top
As you can see from my results, it's affecting me quite a bit, which is normal. It's bound to. My golf is not really at the top of my list. But at the same time, I'm not just going out to make up a number. I want to try and compete.
everybody family hope vital wife withdraw
Much as I am disappointed in having to withdraw from my obligations, I hope that everybody understands that it is vital I am with my wife and family at this time,
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People are always saying that Darren is an underachiever. He is a superb driver of the ball, maybe the best in the world. Tiger Woods, I know, would buy Darren's driving. He's a great long-iron player and a pretty good medium iron player. But he's a relatively poor wedge player. And that is what holds him back.
win year
It's been a frustrating year where I haven't managed to win so it's great.
benefit heather ill might playing
If Heather was ill or up and down, I might have to withdraw. I would only want to be playing if I was a benefit to the team,
bit guys playing somebody wearing white
Do you want to see guys wearing khakis and white shirts? Or do you want to see somebody a little bit different? There's more to us than just playing golf. I think it brightens it up and makes it a bit of fun.
expect good position quite
I didn't quite expect myself to be in as good a position as I am.
course gives good relaxed rounds taking
Two under is pretty good after two rounds here. I was very comfortable and relaxed out there, just taking what the course gives me.
mess
We all mess up now and again. That was just one of those times.
par thursday
Usually, par for me on Thursday here is 82.
few personal
We had a few chats. A personal nature, but we had a few chats.