Regardless of whether he makes his three shot advantage at the KLM Open count today, Ireland's Darren Clarke will make a final push for a Ryder Cup wild card at Gleneagles next week.

The Dungannon man is on course for an unlikely win in Holland but, even if he pulls it off, it may still take a another performance on a course he heavily criticised last year to convince captain Nick Faldo he is worth a place.

The six-time major winner has never disappointed in the Ryder Cup, however, and is eager to prove his credentials again, even if it means taking to the "American-style" Centenary Course selected as the 2014 Ryder venue.

"I think it is unbelievable they (the Ryder Cup committee) have chosen this to stage the 2014 match," he said last year. "There are even two better ones here at Gleneagles. Scotland is the home of golf and we should not be playing on an American-style course - it's beyond my comprehension. I just can't see it here."

Ahead of his final round this morning he stood by those comments but admitted he is in a different place now and is looking forward to next week.

"I love it," he said. "I know what I said last year about it and the condition of it, but I am now in the position where I have to go next week and try to play really well on it.

"We'll see. I stand by my comments from last year, but we did also have horrendous conditions last year with the wind and rain and the course wasn't seen in the right light.

"The people there have admitted that they will have to make a few changes before the Ryder Cup goes there.

"I don't throw criticism around lightly. I try to be constructive.

"Gleneagles is one of my favourite places in the world. It's beautiful, but the course didn't light my fire last year.

"I am sure I will look at it in a much more favourable light next week."