CREATE TABLE table_203_230 (id NUMBER, "place" CLOB, "player" CLOB, "country" CLOB, "score" CLOB, "to par" NUMBER)

how many players were ranked on top of darren clarke
SELECT COUNT("player") FROM table_203_230 WHERE "place" < (SELECT "place" FROM table_203_230 WHERE "player" = 'darren clarke')
SELECT COUNT("player") FROM "table_203_230" WHERE "place" < (SELECT "place" FROM "table_203_230" WHERE "player" = 'darren clarke')