Clarke leads at KLM Dutch Open

Darren Clarke gave a huge boost to his hopes of a Ryder Cup wild card by charging into a share of the halfway lead at the KLM Open in Holland on Friday.

Fri, 22 Aug, 2008 - 18:44

Darren Clarke gave a huge boost to his hopes of a Ryder Cup wild card by charging into a share of the halfway lead at the KLM Open in Holland on Friday.

The 40-year-old Ulsterman wanted to show Nick Faldo he has form as well as experience and did just that with a sparkling six-under-par 64.

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