Darren Clarke Recalls Buggy Bunker Blunder During Last Australian Open Visit.

Darren Clarke is competing in Sydney for a first time since 2008 when the Australian Open at nearby Royal Sydney, and with the Northern Irishman recalling how lucky he was not to be seriously injured when a motorised cart drove into a deep bunker.

The threat of a thunderstorm brought a halt to play and with Clarke joining Robert Allenby in being rushed back to the safety of the clubhouse.

“The guy driving us back to the clubhouse didn’t know the course, and it was a very fast cart and he just drove straight into bunker that naturally you couldn’t see in driving the opposite way down this particular hole,” said Clarke.

“Robert was lucky as he jumped out but the cart flipped over in what was a big drop and it was lucky no-one was seriously hurt.”

Unfortunately, Clarke didn’t escape unscathed in suffering bruising and a sore leg.

One of the many bunkers at Royal Sydney.

One of the many bunkers at Royal Sydney.



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