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The last time he scored 60 he sacked his caddie Foster explained

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"The last time he scored 60, he sacked his caddie," Foster explained.Having started the day in joint 89th place, Clarke ended up leading by two shots from Japan's Katsuyoshi Tomori with Lee Westwood, after a 67, and David Gilford a further stroke behind. He also had a word with the Belgian sport psychologist, Joss Vantisphout, who has been helping him recently and then holed from 30 feet at his first, the 10th.But from then, none of his birdie putts came from longer than eight feet. Having missed a number of short putts on the bumpy greens on Friday, he switched putters and worked on the practice green for an hour and a half that evening. Woosnam had a run of six birdies in seven holes but also suffered a double and a triple bogey in his 72.Clarke started the day at one over, in danger of missing the cut. In contrast to Carnoustie, the fairways are probably a touch too generous and the rough not punishing enough. There is no real let-up and a lot of potential disaster holes."It was, however, playing as easily as it ever will.

The last two rounds were on the final day for victory."Not to take anything away from my other 60, but this was better," Clarke added "This is a demanding course. The round must rank alongside the 62s scored by Langer at Valderrama in 1994, by the German again at El Saler in 1984 and by Montgomerie at Druids Glen two years ago. Even so, Clarke had to negotiate a course over 300 yards longer than the German.Clarke broke the existing course record at the Arnold Palmer-designed venue for the 2005 Ryder Cup, previously held by Colin Montgomerie, Per- Ulrik Johansson and Fredrik Jacobson, by a staggering four strokes. I wouldn't change anything."Clarke joined the list of Ernie Els, Fred Couples, Russell Claydon and Fredrik Lindgren who have had 12 birdies in a round. And this was the ninth 60 in Europe, his own previous effort being one of nine-under, high above Monte Carlo at Mont Agel.

But this was only the third 60 to represent a score of 12 under par, one of the others being at altitude at Crans- sur-Sierre and only Bernhard Langer's at Berliner in 1997 comes close in terms of degree of difficulty. "Both the approaches at the last two holes were exactly the shots I was trying to hit. Determined not to leave his putt short, he missed it on the low side, and then had a four-footer coming back for par."It would have been an easy putt to miss after the disappointment of missing the 59," Clarke said. A fine drive at the ninth left Clarke with just a wedge for his second shot at the 434-yard hole A gust of wind caught the ball and it came up 20 feet shy.

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