Clarke backs stance on Ryder qualification

Darren Clarke today aired his support to the decision which has put Swedes Jesper Parnevik, Carl Pettersson and Mathias Gronberg – and probably England’s Luke Donald – out of contention for this year’s Ryder Cup.

The day after stablemate Lee Westwood blasted the European tour for insisting that US Tour-based Europeans commit to 11 European events to be eligible for September’s match Clarke gave the counter argument.