Clarke leads Irish Wentworth challenge

IRELAND’S challenge for this week’s Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth is led by Darren Clarke, a man with a decent record around the Burma Road lay-out.

However, his prospects of landing the €600,000 first prize would be a whole lot brighter if his putting was in better shape.

Despite producing a 12-under-par performance and finishing third in the Deutsche Bank TPC of Europe, Clarke was a desolate figure at the tournament’s end. He claimed, with considerable justification, that his game from tee to green was of the highest order. When it came to wielding the putter, however, it was a different proposition altogether.