Golf: Clarke to be Europe’s 2016 Ryder Cup captain

Adopted Portrush man Darren Clarke will be Europe’s 2016 Ryder Cup captain at Hazeltine National in Minnesota.
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Darren Clarke

The Dungannon man, who has won the cup four times as a player, was announced as the new captain this morning.

A five-man panel selected the 46-year-old ahead of Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark.

He succeeds Irishman Paul McGinley, who led Europe to a five-point victory over the USA at Gleneagles in 2014.