Ulster division as Clarke, McDowell tee up in California

GRAEME MCDOWELL remembers that Darren Clarke did not give him enough strokes when they first met at Royal Portrush 11 years ago.

Today, though, there will not be any shots on offer when they clash again in the £3.9m Accenture World Match Play Championship in California.

The event is restricted to the top 64 in the world and McDowell described it as "surreal" when he heard his debut would come against the only other Ulsterman in the field.