Clarke saves best until last

Darren Clarke finally found his putting touch at Augusta National but it took a trademark missile from the fairway to make the cut last night.

An eight iron to two feet at the 18th yielded just the third birdie of a grinding day for the 45-year old former Open champion, allowing him to sign for a second successive 74.

At four over par, he was relying on finishing in the top 50 and ties as Bubba Watson’s 68 for a seven under par total denied him the chance to make the cut on the 10-shot rule.