SEVEN QUESTIONS TO EUROPEAN RYDER CUP CAPTAIN DARREN CLARKE

With the 2016 Ryder Cup less than seven days away we put seven questions to the European Team captain who is looking to lead Europe into uncharted waters – a record setting fourth European Team victory.

So Darren here we go!

Qn:  How old were you when you first broke par?

Ans: Ten-and-a-half.

Qn:   Favourite Ryder Cup memory?

Ans:  When Sam Torrance holed the putt to win the 1985 Ryder Cup at The Belfry

Qn:   Which American Ryder Cup player do you hate losing a point to?

Ans:   Any of them

Qn:    Who is the one person you have met that has left you star-struck?

Ans:   I have been very fortunate to meet lots of people through golf.  I have met a few USA Presidents but the one person who has left the biggest impression on me was Samuel L. Jackson.

Qn:   Favourite car?

Ans:   Being a petrol head I had a few too many good cars.  If I had to single out one it would be a Lamborghini ‘Murcielago’ as that was my favourite.

Qn:    Golf in the rain or fishing in the sun?

And:  Fishing in the sun is not very good yet golf in the rain is something in my profession yo have to do, so probably fishing would win.

Qn:   Describe the Ryder Cup in three words?

Ans:  Nerve-wracking.  Emotional and the best in the world.