SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Darren Clarke had to hire a private jet to make his tee time for the third round of the Spanish Open, returning from England after realizing he had made the cut.
Clarke shot a par 72 Saturday at the Real Golf Club de Seville, teeing off at 8:45 a.m. local time after being up most of the night.
He attempted to catch a flight from London’s Gatwick airport late Friday, only to miss it after becoming caught in traffic. A private jet was located at Oxford airport, and he was able to depart at 2 a.m. Saturday on a flight to Malaga. The player from Northern Ireland then had a two-hour drive to Seville.
Clarke says he had “53 minutes sleep before I had to get up and go to the course,” so he “felt pretty tired at times” in his round.
