European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke spoke Wednesday (27 July) ahead of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Darren Clarke, European Ryder Cup captain:

"Well, I'm not managing both very well. The Open Championship was obviously very good. I played nicely, but in saying that, I've grown up playing links, so it's very easy for me to nudge the ball around the golf course. I know what I'm trying to do. And the worst weather, the better, and we certainly had some bad weather for The Open. But it was nice. Actually hit a lot of good shots and played nicely. Looking forward to getting out there this week. I've been here before. Remember quite a lot of the golf course. So it's in fantastic condition. The PGA, they always do such a wonderful job in the setup of the golf course. I think every player is glowing about the setup of the golf course. It's a firm, strong test, but a very fair test."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Darren Clarke, European Ryder Cup captain:

"Yes, I'm very happy with the way it's looking. Obviously we have, in our automatic qualifying positions right now, at the moment we have five rookies in there, with one of them being the Masters Champion. But those guys are there for a reason. They are playing consistently well.