Ryder boost for Irish hopefuls

The Ryder Cup fortunes of Ireland’s big three, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, have taken an unexpected turn for the better in the past 48 hours.

Although Clarke and McGinley didn’t compete in the US PGA Championship, and Harrington failed to make the cut at Medinah, all three are miraculously better off than they were last week.