Clarke sinks hole-in-one in Los Angeles

A sensational hole-in-one has helped put Darren Clarke in second position in the US Tour’s Nissan Open first round in Los Angeles today.

The Ulsterman, sixth in the Pebble Beach Pro-am last Sunday, aced the 199-yard sixth with a seven-iron to leapfrog Tiger Woods with a five-under-par 66, but then as rain hit the Riviera Country Club course Brian Davis came in with a 65.