Clarke sure of Race to Dubai spot

WHILE a victory is the uppermost priority, Darren Clarke heads into a new season taking comfort he will be teeing-up in next year’s Race to Dubai ‘winners only’ season opener in Bahrain.

The European Tour will break from recent tradition with this week’s inaugural Volvo Golf Champions and featuring 120 players, to herald in 2012 with only the winners competing from the 2011 schedule.

But in a move that has ensured Clarke has already qualified, any European Tour member with 10 wins or more will automatically compete.