Clark jinxed?

South African Tim Clark, runner-up to Phil Mickelson in the 2006 Masters, will have to break a hoodoo if he is to triumph on Sunday.

Clark jinxed?
Thu, 09 Apr, 2009 - 08:39

South African Tim Clark, runner-up to Phil Mickelson in the 2006 Masters, will have to break a hoodoo if he is to triumph on Sunday.

Clark last night won the annual par-three competition by two from Jose Maria Olazabal and American amateur Jack Newman – and did it with a hole-in-one on the 135-yard ninth and final hole.

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