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10:01 AM ET 01.12 | Once considered to be the favorite to lead the European contingent at the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, former British Open champion Darren Clarke now appears to be out of the running for the position. "As much as I would dearly love to captain, this may not be my time," the Ulsterman told reporters Friday after the second round of the Volvo Golf Champions in South Africa. "I won one of the biggest prizes in golf by winning the Open and I am exempt for another three years (on the PGA Tour)," Clarke explained. "If I was given the opportunity to do the captaincy I'd effectively be throwing two of those years away. "I'm still wrestling with it. It's a tough one for me, but to be honest with you I want to play golf."

Darren Clarke, Mark Wieland/Getty Images

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January 12, 2013 08:02 PM ET

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Wish you well Darren, your fun to watch!

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January 13, 2013 03:10 PM ET

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Which aging Euro is T&R gonna eliminate from the Captains list next ? The anticipation is unnerving......

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January 14, 2013 01:11 AM ET

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Interesting expression on his face......wonder what he just got interrupted doing.

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January 14, 2013 09:48 AM ET

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Originally posted 01:11 AM ET 01.14 by LittleE~BigMT fan

Interesting expression on his face......wonder what he just got interrupted doing.

polishing the dolphin

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January 14, 2013 02:54 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:11 AM ET 01.14 by LittleE~BigMT fan

Interesting expression on his face......wonder what he just got interrupted doing.

Napping at the podium?

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January 14, 2013 08:56 PM ET

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January 15, 2013 02:01 AM ET

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Looks like he accidently sat on a whoopie cushion and is trying hard not to let it "whoop" LOL

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January 15, 2013 02:01 AM ET

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Looks like he accidently sat on a whoopie cushion and is trying hard not to let it "whoop" LOL

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January 15, 2013 10:25 AM ET

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Originally posted 02:54 PM ET 01.14 by THE BISHOP!

Napping at the podium?

Never heard it called that before ;-)

Harry Crack

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January 15, 2013 11:19 AM ET

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That would be the fan under the table doing the polishing.

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January 15, 2013 09:49 PM ET

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So Rory never places in the top 10 again in his life, and he still has more moolah then he can spend............ Nike should call me sometime.... i need a Friday night at the Pub personal debauchery Sponsor !