Paul Casey
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Paul Alexander Casey (born 21 July 1977) is an English golfer who is a member of
Early and personal life
Casey was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, but moved with his family to Weybridge, Surrey at the age of six. After attending Cleves School, Weybridge and then Hampton School, west London, he studied A levels at Strode's College, Egham, Surrey. He then took a golf scholarship at Arizona State University.
In 2008, he married Jocelyn Hefner, a distant cousin of
After they met at the
Amateur golf career
His amateur career was distinguished. In the US he won three consecutive
Professional career
Casey joined the
Casey did not win any individual titles in 2004, but he was a member of the victorious European
Casey has featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking and was the highest ranked Englishman for a time. In January 2007 he reached a career high of No. 13 in the rankings.[6]
In 2006, Casey won the
Casey sparked controversy in November 2004, when in an interview for the
Casey earned his first
Casey won his milestone 10th event on the European Tour at the 2009
In January 2011, Casey won the Volvo Golf Champions tournament in Bahrain, which was his first win for 20 months.[10]
Casey won the 2012 Telus World Skins Game in Canada, having defeated Jhonattan Vegas in a tiebreaker during the event in July.[11]
In June 2013, Casey won his 12th European Tour title at The Irish Open to end a two-and-a-half-year winless drought, due to form and fitness problems.[12] He captured the title with a final round 67 in changeable conditions, to win by three strokes over Joost Luiten and Robert Rock. He had begun the day four shots behind the leader Luiten, but a run of five birdies in six holes in the middle of the round opened up a three shot lead. It was reduced to one stroke, when Casey bogeyed the 15th and 16th, but a closing eagle on the par five 18th sealed the victory.[13]
In September 2014, Casey won his 13th European Tour title at the
In 2015, Casey chose to give up his European Tour exemption and focus solely on the PGA Tour, citing a need to lessen his travel.
In 2016, Casey finished 2nd at both the
In December 2015, Casey chose not to rejoin the European Tour for the following 2016 season, which made himself unavailable to qualify for the 2016 Ryder Cup.[16] Casey reached the 15th position in the Official World Golf Rankings, just prior to the 2016 Ryder Cup, due to his in-form performances in the PGA Tour playoff tournaments immediately before the Ryder Cup event.[17] Casey admitted that he was hurt that he was not able to participate in the 2016 Ryder Cup, due to his decision then not to obtain European Tour member status, whilst others noted that England's most in-form golfer then, was remarkably absent from the premier golf team event.[18]
Casey rejoined the tour in late October 2017 with aspirations of making the European team for the 2018 match at Le Golf National.
Casey won the Valspar Championship in 2018, his first PGA Tour win in nine years.
In September 2018, Casey was named as a captain's pick by Thomas Bjørn for the European team participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team by a dominant margin of 17.5 to 10.5 at Le Golf National outside Paris, France. Casey went 1–1–1 including a half in his singles match against Brooks Koepka.[25]
Casey missed a chance to win the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, when he failed to convert a three-stroke 54-hole lead. He was chased down and passed by Phil Mickelson, who claimed a three-stroke victory. Casey birdied the last during a Monday finish to claim solo second. He did however win the Pro-Am tournament with playing partner Don Colleran.[26]
In March 2019, Casey successfully defended his Valspar Championship title with a one-stroke victory over Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen, to claim his third PGA Tour title.
In September 2019, Casey won the
In August 2020, Casey finished tied for second at the 2020 PGA Championship along with Dustin Johnson, both finished two strokes behind Collin Morikawa. This marked his best career finish in a major championship and moved him to 19th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
In November 2020, Casey shot a seven under 65 to hold a share of the first round lead at the Masters. He ultimately finished the tournament T38, with subsequent rounds of 74-71-77.
In January 2021, Casey claimed his 15th European Tour victory, at the
In September 2021, Casey played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Casey went 0–4–0 and including a loss in his Sunday singles match against Dustin Johnson.
In July 2022, Casey joined the LIV Golf tour and placed sixth at his first tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, winning $648,000 in the process. Casey competes for Crushers GC in LIV Golf. Casey then finished 21st at LIV Golf Invitational Boston, played at The International Golf Club in Bolton, Massachusetts, talking home $171,200. In 2023, Casey's team Crushers GC took home the team event victory at LIV Golf Mexico held at the El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba.
Amateur wins
- 1998 Pac-10Championship
- 1999 English Amateur, Pac-10 Championship
- 2000 English Amateur, Pac-10 Championship
Professional wins (21)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Apr 2009 | Shell Houston Open
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66-70-69-72=277 | −11 | Playoff | J. B. Holmes |
2 | 11 Mar 2018 | Valspar Championship | 70-68-71-65=274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods |
3 | 24 Mar 2019 | Valspar Championship (2) | 70-66-68-72=276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jason Kokrak, Louis Oosthuizen |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Shell Houston Open
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J. B. Holmes | Won with bogey on first extra hole |
2 | 2015 | Northern Trust Open
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James Hahn, Dustin Johnson | Hahn won with birdie on third extra hole Casey eliminated by birdie on second hole |
3 | 2015 | Travelers Championship | Bubba Watson | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (15)
Legend |
Flagship events (1) |
Other European Tour (14) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 26 Aug 2001 | Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship
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69-69-67-69=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Alex Čejka |
2 | 9 Feb 2003 | ANZ Championship1 | 45 pts (8-10-21-6=45) | 4 points | Stuart Appleby, Nick O'Hern | |
3 | 11 May 2003 | Benson & Hedges International Open | 71-69-66-71=277 | −11 | 4 strokes | Pádraig Harrington |
4 | 20 Mar 2005 | TCL Classic2 | 64-68-68-66=266 | −22 | Playoff | Paul McGinley |
5 | 27 Nov 2005 (2006 season) |
Volvo China Open2 | 71-69-70-65=275 | −13 | Playoff | Oliver Wilson |
6 | 25 Jun 2006 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (2) | 67-71-66-72=276 | −16 | 1 stroke | Søren Hansen, Andrew Marshall |
7 | 17 Sep 2006 | HSBC World Match Play Championship | 10 and 8 | Shaun Micheel | ||
8 | 21 Jan 2007 | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | 71-68-67-65=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Peter Hanson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
9 | 18 Jan 2009 | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (2) | 69-65-63-70=267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Martin Kaymer, Louis Oosthuizen |
10 | 24 May 2009 | BMW PGA Championship | 69-67-67-68=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Ross Fisher |
11 | 30 Jan 2011 | Volvo Golf Champions | 67-67-66-68=268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Peter Hanson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
12 | 30 Jun 2013 | Irish Open | 68-72-67-67=274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Joost Luiten, Robert Rock |
13 | 14 Sep 2014 | KLM Open
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68-70-62-66=266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Simon Dyson |
14 | 8 Sep 2019 | Porsche European Open
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66-73-69-66=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Robert MacIntyre, Bernd Ritthammer, Matthias Schwab |
15 | 31 Jan 2021 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic
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67-70-64-70=271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Brandon Stone |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2004 | Celtic Manor Wales Open
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Simon Khan | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2005 | TCL Classic | Paul McGinley | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 2005 | Volvo China Open | Oliver Wilson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 20 Mar 2005 | TCL Classic2 | 64-68-68-66=266 | −22 | Playoff | Paul McGinley |
2 | 27 Nov 2005 | Volvo China Open2 | 71-69-70-65=275 | −13 | Playoff | Oliver Wilson |
Asian Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2005 | TCL Classic | Paul McGinley | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2005 | Volvo China Open | Oliver Wilson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Korean Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 2 Oct 2011 | Shinhan Donghae Open | 77-73-69-69=288 | E | 1 stroke | Kang Sung-hoon, Kim Kyung-tae |
Other wins (2)
Legend |
World Golf Championships (1) |
Other wins (1) |
No. | Year | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 21 Nov 2004 | WGC-World Cup (with Luke Donald) |
61-64-68-64=257 | −31 | 1 stroke | Spain − Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
2 | 31 Jul 2012 | Telus World Skins Game | $185,000 | $100,000 | Jhonattan Vegas |
Playoff record
LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2024 | LIV Golf Hong Kong | Abraham Ancer, Cameron Smith | Ancer won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | T6 | CUT | T10 | T11 | T20 | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | WD | 15 | T10 | T65 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T20 | CUT | 71 | T27 | T7 | T47 |
PGA Championship | CUT | 66 | CUT | T59 | CUT | T40 | T15 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T38 | CUT | T6 | T4 | 6 | T15 | ||
U.S. Open | T40 | CUT | T45 | T56 | T39 | CUT | 26 | T16 | |
The Open Championship | T3 | T54 | CUT | T47 | T74 | CUT | T11 | T51 | |
PGA Championship | T12 | T72 | CUT | T33 | CUT | T30 | T10 | T13 | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T38 | T26 | |
PGA Championship | T29 | T2 | T4 | |
U.S. Open | T21 | T17 | T7 | |
The Open Championship | T57 | NT | T15 | T53 |
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 13 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 71 | 50 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2019 PGA – 2022 Open Championship, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Players Championship | T10 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T14 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | WD | WD | T23 | T22 | CUT |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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The Players Championship | C | T5 | 3 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Championship
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T8 | T21 | T56 | T9 | T51 | T31 | T6 | T18 | T51 | T38 | 7 | T16 | T12 | T3 | |||
Match Play
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R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 | QF | R16 | 2 | 2 | R32 | QF | T51 | R16 | T17 | R16 | |||
Invitational
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T17 | T16 | T19 | T4 | T51 | T8 | WD | T22 | T45 | T27 | T17 | T16 | T5 | T31 | T27 | ||
Champions | WD | T6 | T4 | 20 | T23 | T12 | T11 | T16 | T38 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Championship
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11 | ||
Match Play
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NT1 | T28 | T60 |
Invitational
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T67 | T5 | |
Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners), 2008, 2018 (winners), 2021
- (winners)
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2013
- EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2018 (winners)
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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- ^ a b "Casey Set on No. 1; Third-ranked golfer looking to justify his spot". New York Daily News. 17 June 2009. p. 54.
- ^ Brown, Oliver (8 November 2011). "Casey bounces back after form dipped during painful divorce". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ a b Corrigan, James (6 January 2014). "Paul Casey starts European Tour season by getting engaged to Pollyanna Woodward". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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- ^ "Week 14 – Paul Casey Wins the Shell Houston Open and Jumps to World Number Six". Official World Golf Ranking. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Paul Casey wins first title for 20 months in Bahrain". BBC Sport. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Paul Casey beats Jhonattan Vegas in skins game shootout". CBC Sports. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (1 July 2013). "Paul Casey on road to recovery after winning Irish Open". The Guardian.
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- ^ Corrigan, James (14 September 2014). "Paul Casey 'over the moon' after victory, while Andy Sullivan wins a trip to space". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Casey forfeits Euro membership to focus on PGA Tour". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Is Paul Casey not rejoining the European Tour because of a Ryder Cup snub by Colin Montgomerie five years ago?". Golf Digest. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Paul Casey sounds dejected that he won't be at the Ryder Cup". Golf Digest. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Paul Casey sounds dejected that he won't be at the Ryder Cup". Golf Digest. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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- ^ "Paul Casey to rejoin European Tour in hopes of Ryder Cup bid". Golf Digest. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Inglis, Martin (23 November 2017). "Paul Casey back playing team golf for Europe". bunkered.
- ^ Inglis, Martin (11 January 2018). "Paul Casey 'never had an issue' with Monty". bunkered.
- ^ "Paul Casey was '˜hurt a lot' by Colin Montgomerie's snub". The Scotsman. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (27 September 2018). "Peculiar Paul Casey glad his Ryder Cup career is back on track". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Europe wins back Ryder Cup, beating US 17 1/2-10 1/2". The Hamilton Spectator. The Canadian Press. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "After solo second, Casey hopes to achieve goal at Genesis Open". PGA Tour. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Speros, Bill (8 September 2019). "Paul Casey proves prophetic with victory in European Open". Golfweek. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Stafford, Ali (31 January 2021). "European Tour: Paul Casey secures four-shot victory at Omega Dubai Desert Classic". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Stafford, Ali (1 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Xander Schauffele wins golf gold as Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey miss out on medals". Sky Sports.
External links
- Official website
- Paul Casey at the European Tour official site
- Paul Casey at the PGA Tour official site
- Paul Casey at the Official World Golf Ranking official site