Golf: Clarke at nine under in NEC

Darren Clarke has picked up two shots to be at nine under par at the NEC invitation tournament.

Latest leaderboard:

13 under - Jim Furyk (after 69 holes)

12 under - Tiger Woods (69)

9 under - Darren Clarke (NIrl) (69)

7 under - Colin Montgomerie (Gbr) (69)

6 under - Davis Love (72)

Stuart Appleby (Aus) (71)

Paul Azinger (69)

Phil Mickelson (70)

5 under - Ernie Els (Rsa) (69)

4 under - Retief Goosen (Rsa) (71)

Others:

2 under - Bernhard Langer (Ger) (70)

Ian Poulter (Gbr) (72)

1 under - Padraig Harrington (Irl) (72)

Pierre Fulke (Swe) (72)

1 over - Niclas Fasth (Swe) (72)

4 over - Paul McGinley (Irl) (72)

6 over - Phillip Price (Gbr) (72)

9 over - Thomas Bjorn (Den) (69)

11 over - Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) (71)