Clarke three off leader Wood

GOLF: IRELAND’S Darren Clarke battled back from a double bogey at the third and a further dropped shot at the ninth, to shoot a level par 70 and lie just three shots behind leader Chris Wood at the Iberdrola Open in Mallorca.

One shot behind Clarke and England’s Matthew Nixon on four under were another Englishman, David Lynn, and France’s Thomas Levet.

A further stroke back were Ireland’s Simon Thornton, Scotland’s Paul Lawrie and England’s Danny Willett, who was second overnight, as golfers from the British Isles made up seven of the top eight.