Darren Clarke

~ ~ There are currently two Irish golfers who are knocking on the door of greatness in the golfing world. I?ve already written about the first, Padraig Harrington, the 32-year-old from my own home city of Dublin. The second is from the ?Six Counties?. (Or Northern Ireland, depending on your politics!) Darren Clarke is the 35-year-old golfer from Dungannon, who currently lies at No.15 in the World Rankings, (15/4/2004) and who has been knocking at the door of true greatness for so long now that he has practically worn away the wood. ~ ~ Darren turned professional back in 1990, (played ...  Read the complete review

I know that profesionals aen't 100% perfect, every player as their off days and Darren CLarke has had his fair share. When he is on form there is no stopping him. The is no better player on the European tour that can beat this guy on his day. We all remember his matchplay final against Tiger Woods and his win of course. That just shows that he can beat the best in the world and if he works hard enough can become the best in the world. ...  Read the complete review

Being a keen golfer myself, I like to follow the professionals in the worldwide tournaments. Darren Clarke, like myself comes from Northern Ireland, and it is good to see someone local doing well and being known worldwide. Darren Clarke brings tremendous suspense to the game, because you never know what he will do next. He may not be the greatest golfer in that he doesn't hit every shot perfectly, and he does have th occasional bad round, but this adds interest to the game. Like at the Kay Club this summer during the European Open, he was under a lot of pressure, and played some good and some bad shots, which made for a very interesting tournament. Also, the fact ...  Read the complete review