Clarke gets Player advice

A late afternoon golfing lesson from legend Gary Player spurred Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke to his best performance ever at the Nedbank Challenge, a magnificent 66, just one shot off leaders Kenny Perry and Fiji’s Vijay Singh.

The tips that Player, the course designer, provided – especially on how to play the short game – heralded a magnificent turn around for Clarke and put him in the frame for the huge winner’s cheque of over €1m.