Bogey free Clarke in the hunt

DARREN CLARKE, the only European to capture one of golf’s World Championship titles, is in the hunt for another after a superb 65 in Akron.

But father-to-be Pádraig Harrington admitted he thought about pulling out en route to his 73.

"I spent most of the day wondering whether it was time to go home," said the Dubliner. "But I think that would be wrong. This is a big tournament and it deserves respect."