Unfinished business

TEN years after deciding that a base near London and Heathrow Airport was best suited to his particular needs, Darren Clarke is on the cusp of returning home.

He and his sons Tyrone and Conor shortly move into a new home in Portrush overlooking the famous links.

It’s been something of a roller coaster ride for Clarke, at times hugely successful on the golf course but everything overshadowed by the tragedy of losing his wife, Heather, this time four years ago to breast cancer. Emotions ran particularly high some eight weeks after her passing when Clarke responded to Heather’s insistence that he should be part of the European Ryder Cup team at The K Club. He duly went out and played a key role in a famous victory.