Clarke gives it the full monty

TWENTY-TWO year old Scot Matthew Clark yesterday demonstrated that Colin Montgomerie's "inland links" at Carton House in the heart of Co Kildare could be mastered.

He shot a four under par 68 in the opening round of the AIB Irish Open Amateur Championship

But he was one of only two players in a star-studded field 99 of the 120 strong entry boasted handicaps of scratch or better to break 70 on a relatively benign day.