Miguel Angel Jimenez set to challenge Darren Clarke for Ryder Cup captaincy

Darren Clarke seems far from a certainty for the 2016 Ryder Cup captaincy vote after Miguel Angel Jimenez refuted claims in a Spanish newspaper that he was not interested in leading the European team.

The pony-tailed Malaga-born golfer straightened out what he says was an incorrect English translation ahead of teeing up in this week’s 10th anniversary Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Jimenez was observed chomping on a familiar cigar as he worked on his putting when asked to answer either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the report in the Spanish newspaper that he was not interested in leading Europe at Hazeltine.