Clarke soars into lead in Malaysia

Darren Clarke fired a scorching seven-under-par 29 on the front nine to surge to the top of the leaderboard at the Maybank Malaysian Open today.

Clarke began the third round five strokes off the lead on seven-under but quickly made up ground on front runners Nick Dougherty, Jyoti Randhawa of India and Danny Chia of Malaysia with birdies on his first three holes at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club near Kuala Lumpur.