DARREN’S BACK IN CHAMPION FORM

IS the Champions Tour in America undergoing a renaissance? Following victories for Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson in recent weeks, I tuned in on Sunday to watch a compelling finish as Darren Clarke (right) played some nerveless shots down the stretch in Florida to hold off Jim Furyk, Bernhard Langer and Miguel Angel Jimenez for his first victory on the over50s circuit — and his first of any kind since the 2011 Open. There is talk that the age of eligibility might be dropped to 45. It’s pure coincidence, of course, that a certain Tiger Woods turns 45 next month. If they got him as well, they’d have more armchair fans than most regular tour events.