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By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) - It would be a major surprise if anyone but former British Open champion Darren Clarke was appointed Europe's new Ryder Cup captain on Wednesday. A five-man selection panel is due to make an announcement on Paul McGinley's successor after meeting at the European Tour's Wentworth headquarters on the outskirts of London. Clarke is one of three candidates for the 2016 role, along with Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark, and the Northern Irishman is the odds-on favorite with the bookmakers to land the coveted role. It seems almost inconceivable that McGinley, 2012 captain Jose Maria Olazabal, 2010 skipper Colin Montgomerie, tour chief executive George O'Grady and former Ryder Cup player David Howell will not opt for Clarke.
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