Clarke looks to lead from the front

Darren Clarke admits he is revelling in his position at the top of the BMW Asian Open leaderboard as the Irishman heads into the final round chasing an overdue victory on the European Tour.

The 39-year-old’s last success on the circuit came at the WGC-NEC Invitational in 2003 and after his well-documented personal difficulties off the course in 2006 he has only fleetingly come close to adding an 11th victory on the Tour since.