The more I played in the Ryder Cup, the more I wanted to become captain and ... if I could have chosen where and when, then it would have been in America and now. Darren Clarke More Quotes by Darren Clarke More Quotes From Darren Clarke I am naturally extremely proud to be selected as European Ryder Cup captain for 2016, european Ryder Cup has been a massive part of my life and my career so to have the chance to lead Europe next year is a huge honor. Darren Clarke europe life years That's the nature of sport, if you look at how Europe has performed they have found a way to win but golf is cyclical and there's not much between the teams. Darren Clarke team nature sports I was fighting it left all day, just enough to get myself in difficult positions to get up and down. The par 5s have been good to be all week, and the three places I missed, I didn't get good lies. Darren Clarke deceit fighting lying Forest of Arden was great for me. I couldn't finish outside the top five there no matter how hard I tried! Darren Clarke five matter forests I can't believe I've done what I've done. Darren Clarke i-can done believe Just making sure the boys are okay is my priority in life, and that takes up all of my time right now. Darren Clarke priorities-in-life okay boys The Ryder Cup's just special, isn't The Ryder Cup, when you consider how much pressure the guys are under, going out there and playing some of the golf they play, it really is phenomenal, just sensational. We've seen ridiculous shots being hit, putts holed from everywhere and it's amazing. Darren Clarke sports Maybe from the European point of view, we're perceived as the underdogs, we have been sometimes in the past, but there shouldn't really be an underdog tag, the teams are so equally matched. Darren Clarke sports This Ryder Cup will be played in the manner in which Davis Love III and I respect each other. We've been friends for such a long time ; I hold Davis in the highest regard... probably one of the best gentlemen in our sport, the Solheim Cup was The Solheim Cup. What Suzann did was correct in The Rules of Golf, but in the spirit of the game, it was wrong. And she admitted that on Monday with hindsight. Hindsight is always a wonderful thing. Darren Clarke sports Obviously my own competitive instincts haven't been too good of late. Darren Clarke sports This year I don't think the captaincy will make an awful lot of difference but I would imagine next year it would make a big difference in my playing schedule. Darren Clarke sports I've played under some great captains and from what I've been told Paul did an unbelievable job with the team last year, he has moved the job on. We all saw the response he got from the players. That is a great testament to the job he did. Darren Clarke sports
