Background
Clark was born in Leeds, England. He learned the game from his father, who was a scratch amateur.
Clark was born in Leeds, England. He learned the game from his father, who was a scratch amateur.
He turned professional that year and joined the European Tour in 1974. Clark"s final tally of European Tour wins was eleven, including pairs of wins in four consecutive seasons from 1984 to 1987. His last season on the tour was 1999 and he subsequently worked as an on course commentator for British Broadcasting Corporation Sport before moving to Sky Sports.
Clark played in the Ryder Cup six times and was on three winning European teams and also the 1989 team which tied the match and retained the Cup.
1971 Boys Amateur Championship European Tour wins (11) Other wins (2) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1987 Masters – 1989 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 Amateur Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1973 Professional Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland/Europe): 1977, 1981, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989, 1995 (winners) Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1978, 1984 (winners) Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1985, 1986, 1987 (winners), 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995 Four Tours World Championship: 1985, 1986.