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The Ulsterman made headlines with his flawless display at an emotional Ryder Cup, just weeks after the death of his wife, and will face one of the men he defeated at the K Club.

But the Ulsterman quickly dropped back into the pack this morning and found himself replaced at the head of the field by Ryder Cup player Jimenez.

ULSTERMAN Darren Clarke goes head-tohead with his best pal in today's final round of the Scottish Open.

The Ulsterman pulled out of the event after firing a four-under-par 68 in the first round, which left him just two shots off the lead.

ULSTERMAN Adam Carroll suffered a rare retirement to damage his GP2 Series championship chances further.

The Ulsterman will tee up for the first time at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii today and has still announced no s plans to play in Europe before July.

The Ulsterman - capped 31 times for his country - plans to devote all his time to the SPL club after being named boss this week.

The Ulsterman is set to bank the 'bonus pool' first prize for capturing the Race to Dubai by simply teeing up in the European Tour closing event.

And as he headed towards the finishing line in this year's Race to Dubai money list yesterday watched by his girlfriend, tennis star Caroline Wozniacki (right) - fellow golfer Colin Montgomerie had nothing but praise for the Ulsterman.

The 40-year-old Ulsterman, now ranked only 179th in the world and down at 38th in the Ryder Cup points race, moved to 10 under par and three clear of second-placed Italian Edoardo Molinari after adding a four-under-par 67 to his opening 65.

Upon retirement, the 35-year-old Ulsterman intends to assist partner Rose Davidson at a purpose-built yard in Northumberland, likely to be running late next year.

The Ulsterman began the third round five strokes off the lead on seven under, but quickly made up ground on front runners Nick Dougherty, Jyoti Randhawa and Danny Chia with birdies on his first three holes at the Kota Permai Country Club.

The Ulsterman followed four successive bogeys with a quadruple bogey eight at the 403-yard 13th he was 12 over and bringing up the rear by four clear strokes, although with no halfway cut he and Lyle were both guaranteed over pounds 11,000.

The Ulsterman is no mean breakbuilder, and punters looking for a spread bet this morning could do worse than buy Swail's highest break at 96.

His views would appear to rule out Dutchman Guus Hiddink ( but not Ulsterman Martin O'Neill.