The three players likely to be selected in Darren Clarke’s wildcard dilemma

No-one should underestimate the importance of next Tuesday in the golfing life of Darren Clarke, because it is then that he will have to reveal his hand.

As captain of the European Ryder Cup team for 2016, much of the past 18 months has been spent playing diplomacy, while nine players gained automatic selection to his team.

On Tuesday that all ends as Clarke has to step out of his comfort zone by revealing his three wildcards.