Golf-Clarke sorry for anti-American rant by player's brother

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By Larry Fine CHASKA, Minnesota, Sept 28 (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke apologised on Wednesday over a crude rant from the brother of player Danny Willett about the nature of U.S. crowds he anticipates this week at Hazeltine. In an article published on nationalclubgolfer.com, a magazine website, Pete Willett wrote in part: "They need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling, irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer ... "They need to smash the obnoxious dads, with their shiny teeth, Lego man hair, medicated ex-wives, and resentful children." Clarke emphatically distanced himself and the team from the comments. "I was just made aware of the article about an hour ago," Clarke said when asked at a Hazeltine press conference about it.

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