Clarke searching for inspiration

DARREN CLARKE wasn’t back to his old moody ways at Shinnecock Hills yesterday but he wasn’t far off it.

Having completed his 18 hole practice round, Clarke raced off the final green and made his way to the practice area where Scotty Cameron, designer of the famous range of putters, was waiting. Cameron and other manufacturers showed him a variety of putters, around 20 of which he experimented with without ever looking like shouting “Eureka, I have found it.”

So, when it came to discussing matters with waiting journalists, he wasn’t having any. “Not now lads”, he said quietly but firmly. “Perhaps later.” Watching all of this was his manager, Chubby Chandler, who expressed a dislike of the course, claiming it had too many blind holes, which prompted the suspicion that this represented Darren’s view as well.