Darren Clarke -- Vice Captain
| VICE-CAPTAIN INFORMATION |
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| Age: 44 |
| Hometown: Portrush, Northern Ireland |
| Birthplace: Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| Birthdate: 14th August, 1968 |
| Family: Wife: Alison (m. 2012); Children: Tyrone (1998), Conor (2000) |
| Turned Professional: 1990 |
| RYDER CUP EXPERIENCE |
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| Years Played: 1997 (winners), 99, 02 (winners), 04 (winners), 06 (winners), 2010 (Vice Captain) (winners), 12 (Vice Captain) |
| Total Matches: 20 |
| Career Ryder Cup Record (W-L-H): 10-7-3 |
| Singles (W-L-H): 1-2-2 |
| Foursomes (W-L-H): 3-3-0 |
| Fourballs (W-L-H): 6-2-1 |
| Total Points Won: 11½ |
| Total Points Won Point %: 57.5 |
| RYDER CUP RESULTS |
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| 1997: Valderrama Golf Club |
| Europe 14 1/2, United States 13 1/2 |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Clarke/Montgomerie beat Couples/Love III (1 hole) |
| Singles: Clarke lost to Mickelson (2 and 1) |
| 1999: The Country Club |
| United States 14 1/2, Europe 13 1/2 |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Clarke/Westwood lost to Sutton/Maggert (3 and 2) |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Clarke/Westwood beat Duval/Woods (1 hole) |
| Day 2: Foursomes: Clarke/Westwood beat Furyk/O’Meara (3 and 2) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Clarke/Westwood lost to Mickelson/Lehman (2 and 1) |
| Singles: Clarke lost to Sutton (4 and 2) |
| 2002: The Belfry (Brabazon Course) |
| Europe 15 1/2, United States 12 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Clarke/Björn beat Woods/Azinger (1 hole) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Clarke/Björn lost to Sutton/Verplank (2 and 1) |
| Day 2: Foursomes: Clarke/Björn lost to Woods/Love III (4 and 3) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Clarke/McGinley (halved) with Hoch/Furyk |
| Singles: Clarke (halved) with Duval |
| 2004: Oakland Hills Country Club |
| Europe 18 1/2, United States 9 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Clarke/Jiménez beat Love III/Campbell (5 and 4) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Clarke/Westwood beat Mickelson/Woods (1 hole) |
| Day 2: Fourballs: Clarke/Poulter lost to Woods/Riley (4 and 3) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Clarke/Westwood beat Haas/DiMarco (5 and 4) |
| Singles: Clarke (halved) with Love III |
| 2006: The K Club (Palmer Course) |
| Europe 18 1/2, United States 9 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Clarke/Westwood beat Mickelson/DiMarco (1 hole) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Clarke/Westwood beat Woods/Furyk (3 and 2) |
| Singles: Clarke beat Johnson (3 and 2) |
| VICE-CAPTAIN NOTES |
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*Lies joint second in the all-time list of most successful Ryder Cup partnerships alongside Lee Westwood with six points from their eight matches together. *Had a 100% record in The 2006 Ryder Cup with three wins from his three matches. |
| CAREER VICTORIES |
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EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE VICTORIES: Total 14 |
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INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 4 2001 Dimension Data Pro-Am (RSA), Chunichi Crowns (JPN) 2004 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (JPN) 2005 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (JPN) |
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OTHER TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 2 1992 Ulster Professional Championship 1994 Irish National PGA Championship |
| OTHER PROFESSIONAL MATCH PLAY PERFORMANCES |
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| Vivendi Trophy 2000, 02 (winners) |
| Royal Trophy 2007 (winners) |