Distraction pulls the rugger from under Clarke

Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Biarritz cost Darren Clarke a share of the lead going into the final round of the Nissan Irish Open.

Sat, 20 May, 2006 - 19:21

Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Biarritz cost Darren Clarke a share of the lead going into the final round of the Nissan Irish Open.

Clarke was distracted by a giant TV screen showing the match in the hospitality area at Carton House, and missed a tap-in birdie putt on the 18th green.

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Courts Golf Nissan Irish Open Place: Carton House Place: England Place: Sweden Place: The Place: Maynooth Place: Den Place: Swe Place: Ned Place: NZL Place: Arg Place: Spa Place: Bra Place: AUS Place: Ita Person: Clarke Person: Darren Clarke Person: Paul Casey Person: Thomas Bjorn Person: Anthony Wall Person: Ross Fisher Person: Peter Hedblom Person: Heather Person: Casey Person: Peter Kostis Person: Jarrod Lyle Person: Robert-Jan Derksen Person: Padraig Harrington Person: Phillip Archer Person: Paul Lawrie Person: Tom Whitehouse Person: Robert Karlsson Person: Ian Poulter Person: Nicolas Colsaerts Person: Gregory Havret Person: Marcel Siem Person: Steven Jeppesen Person: Raphael Jacquelin Person: Christian Cevaer Person: Maarten Lafeber Person: Michael Campbell Person: Martin Erlandsson Person: Bradley Dredge Person: Angel Cabrera Person: Ricardo Gonzalez Person: Robert Rock Person: Andres Romero Person: Barry Lane Person: Richard Bland Person: Ian Garbutt Person: Christian Nilsson Person: Henrik Stenson Person: David Dixon Person: Damien McGrane Person: Peter Lawrie Person: Colm Moriarty Person: Stuart Little Person: Stephen Browne Person: Nick Dougherty Person: Matthew Millar Person: Marc Warren Person: David Griffiths Person: Ariel Canete Person: Ignacio Garrido Person: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Person: Sam Little Person: Soren Hansen Person: Peter Gustafsson Person: Iain Pyman Person: Francois Delamontagne Person: Wade Ormsby Person: Gary Orr Person: David Lynn Person: Alexandre Rocha Person: Niclas Fasth Person: Rafael Gomez Person: Mark Foster Person: Brett Rumford Person: Carl Suneson Person: Emanuele Canonica Person: Anders Hansen Person: Johan Edfors Person: Ian Woosnam Person: Stephen Gallacher Person: David Higgins Person: Mikael Lundberg Person: Richard McEvoy Person: Francesco Molinari Person: Alastair Forsyth Event: Heineken Cup Event: Nissan Irish Open Event: ’s Heineken Cup Event: Irish Open Event: Ryder Cup Event: British Masters Event: European Tour Organisation: Biarritz

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