Sources close to Colin Montgomerie believe the Scot is now the new favourite to be Ryder Cup captain at Gleneagles in 2014.
Made their minds up
Haddock, after speaking to some of the 15-man committee, said: "Some have said to me they've already made their minds up, they won't say who, others I think may well be prepared to be swayed by discussions tomorrow night.
"But the indications from the Sky source right now is that it looks like Colin Montgomerie may well be in the box seat to be the next Ryder Cup captain.
"It would be a huge shock for pretty much everyone involved in golf really."
Clarke, who was touted by some of his colleagues such as Lee Westwood as the ideal man for the job, took a step back in the last couple of days when saying he still had hopes of qualifying for Gleneagles as a player.
That appeared to put the ball strongly in McGinley's court with Sky Bet slashing the Dubliner to just 1/5 to get the captain's job.
However, the new, shock revelations about Monty prompted the bookies to push McGinley out to 4/5, with Montgomerie 10/11.
Speaking before heading from South Africa to the Middle East, Montgomerie said: "Obviously, it would be a dream come true if I could be seen to be captain at home in Scotland.
"It will be a great honour. It seemed to be between Darren and Paul and now my name seems to be mentioned an awful lot, so we will see."
As for the demands of the job the eight-time European number one added: "It's a lot of time, a lot of pressure on family and you as a individual.
"The scrutiny when it's at home is a lot more. It's an invasion of your privacy and life."
Montgomerie has spoken to Clarke since he declared last Friday that now might not be the time for him and that the 2016 match in America might have less of an impact on his career.
"I can fully understand where Darren is coming from, especially given the exemptions he still has into the majors (thanks to his 2011 Open win) as you want to use them when you can still play.
"Because we're close friends he knows it took a year and a half out of my career.
"If you come back after a year and a half out you might not be able to use those exemptions to the same potential.
"I didn't think it would affect my golf the way it did - I've told him that. I was looking at leaderboards for other names and not my own.
"I was hoping that some were doing well as opposed to concentrating on my own game.
"And practice went out of the window - there's no time. It's a full-time commitment if you want to do it properly."
