Clarke finishes with a flourish

Defending champion Darren Clarke was more at ease with his game today to card a 67 for one-under with a birdie-eagle finish.

"To finish under-par after the troubles I had yesterday isn't too bad. I was trying to give myself a realistic chance of defending the title but I wasn't able to do it. I stood a bit closer to the ball today and I covered the last 10 holes in six-under-par, which is OK.