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...
life years europe
I am naturally extremely proud to be selected as European Ryder Cup captain for 2016, european Ryder Cup has been a massive part of my life and my career so to have the chance to lead Europe next year is a huge honor.
boys priorities-in-life okay
Just making sure the boys are okay is my priority in life, and that takes up all of my time right now.
believe done i-can
I can't believe I've done what I've done.
forests matter hard
Forest of Arden was great for me. I couldn't finish outside the top five there no matter how hard I tried!
lying fighting deceit
I was fighting it left all day, just enough to get myself in difficult positions to get up and down. The par 5s have been good to be all week, and the three places I missed, I didn't get good lies.
sports nature team
That's the nature of sport, if you look at how Europe has performed they have found a way to win but golf is cyclical and there's not much between the teams.
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.
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,
repeat wish
I wish I could repeat it a little more often.
close coming feeling last lucky might
I have a feeling I might get lucky after coming so close last year.
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.
aware awful deal far golf good reasons score shoot top tough year
Obviously, I haven't been able to play an awful lot of golf so far this year for reasons that you're aware of at home. So, you know, it's good to shoot a good score on a very, very tough golf course. ... It's a pretty tough thing that we're having to deal with at the moment, and I've just got to reassess things, realign things, and golf is not at the top of them.
few personal
We had a few chats. Personal issues. If you ever have to go through it, you'd know.