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| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (1) |
| 2009 Shell Houston Open. | |
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (12): 2001 Gleneagles Scottish PGA. 2003 ANZ Championship [Eur], Benson and Hedges International Open [Eur]. 2005 TCL Classic [Eur]. 2006 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles [Eur], Volvo China Open [Eur], HSBC World Match Play [Eur]. 2007 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship [Eur]. 2009 Abu Dhabi Championship [Eur], BMW PGA Championship [Eur]. 2011 Volvo Golf Champions [Eur], Shinhan Donghae Open [Kor]. | |
| Other Victories | |
| (1): 2004 World Golf Championships-World Cup [with Luke Donald]. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (207) |
| $46,875 | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 68 at Round 3, World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
| Making first start of the season, finished T51 at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Week was highlighted Sunday by a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th hole with an 8-iron from 166 yards. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Shell Houston Open. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 3-- Chevron World Challenge. T4-- World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. T7-- Frys.com Open. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--15; in money--11; Top 10 finishes--1 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Failed to finish inside the top 125 on the official money list for the first time in four years while struggling with turf toe for a good part of the campaign. Won on the European Tour for the first time since 2009 when he took a one-stroke victory over Peter Hanson at the Volvo Golf Champions in at The Royal GC in Bahrain. He entered the final round tied, with the duo staying next to each other all afternoon before he grabbed the title when he parred the 72nd hole and Hanson bogeyed. PGA TOUR season started with promise with three of his five top-25 finishes on the season coming in his first three starts (T12 at the Northern Trust Open, T17 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and T18 at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship). Fired a 7-under 64 at the Transitions Championship, his lowest PGA TOUR round since a 64 in the first round of the 2010 Honda Classic, to hold the first-round lead. He eventually finished T37. Finished fifth at the Telus World Skins Game in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Earned one skin and $20,000. Field also included Jhonattan Vegas, Lucas Glover, Stephen Ames and Anthony Kim. A week after his win at the Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour, competed for the first time at the PGA TOUR's Frys.com Open, where he equaled the course record with a second-round, 7-under 64 to take the midway lead. Finished T7 with seven others to claim his first top-10 finish on TOUR since the 2010 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Turned in four solid rounds at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China, including a final-round 67 at Sheshan International GC to T4. 2010: Posted career-best top-10s (seven) to finish a career-best sixth in the FedExCup, capped by first appearance at THE TOUR Championship. Opened with a 3-under 70 before closing with 4-under 69s in the final three rounds to finish T10 in his first start, at the SBS Championship. Runner-up for the second-consecutive year at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing to fellow Englishman Ian Poulter, 4 and 2, in the final. He was the third player to reach the championship final in consecutive years, joining Tiger Woods (2003 and 2004) and Geoff Ogilvy (2006 and 2007). Won his first four matches by 5-and-4 margins before returning Sunday morning to defeat Camilo Villegas in a darkness-delayed semifinal, eventually winning at the 24th hole, the longest match of the week. Posted third top-10 finish of the year in as many starts with a T4 at The Honda Classic, set up by a second-round, 6-under 64, equaling the Champion Course record. Earned fourth top-10 in four starts on TOUR with T6 at World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Finished T3 for his best outing in nine starts at the British Open. His only other top-10 was a T7 in 2008. Was the only player in the BMW Championship field to card four rounds in the 60s, posting four-consecutive 2-under 69s to finish runner-up. Was 5-under on his final round through 12 holes, moving to a three-stroke lead at 11-under, but three-consecutive bogeys on Nos. 13-15 eventually left him one stroke behind tournament-winner Dustin Johnson. Entered the TOUR Championship as one of five players who could win the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake. Held a share of the first-round lead with a 4-under 66 and closed with matching 69s to finish T4. He enjoyed his third World Golf Championships top-10 of the campaign when he T6 at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. In late November, was T6 at the Dubai World Championship to finish 12th in the Race to Dubai, the European Tour's season-long points competition. 2009: Finished the season ranked No. 52 in the FedExCup standings, including three top-10 finishes and his first victory on the PGA TOUR (Shell Houston Open). Was injured midway through the season. Secured a second victory in three years at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour, beating Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer by one stroke. Finished at a tournament-record, 21-under-par total. Became the first Englishman to reach the final of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing 4 and 3 to Geoff Ogilvy. Lost the opening hole of the final, marking the first time during the week he was behind in any match. Earned first PGA TOUR win with 11-under 277 at the Shell Houston Open when he defeated J.B. Holmes with a bogey on the first playoff hole after Holmes, who had finished 2 hours and 40 minutes ahead of him, hit his tee shot into the water hazard. It was his first appearance at the event and the victory was the first by a European at the Shell Houston Open. Finished fifth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in first appearance the week after winning BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour. 2008: Surpassed $1 million in earnings on the PGA TOUR for the first time in his career. Collected a career-high seven top-25 finishes, including top-15s in three of the four major championships (T11 Masters, T7 British Open and T15 PGA Championship). Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Robert Karlsson (2 up) and Bradley Dredge (2 and 1) before falling to K.J. Choi, 2 up, in the third round. Despite opening with an 8-over 78 at the British Open, fought his way back to a T7 finish, his best effort in a major championship since finishing T6 at the 2004 Masters. Third top-10 finish of the season was a T8 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Also finished T7 at The Barclays, where he was one stroke back through 54 holes in the first event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Finished the season No. 74 in the FedExCup standings. Went 0-1-2 in the Ryder Cup at Valhalla, including a halve with Hunter Mahan in Singles. 2007: Joined the PGA TOUR for 2008 by finishing in the top 125 on the non-member money list in 2007. Aided by a 7-under 65, the low final round, won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates by a stroke over Peter Hanson. Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Came back to finish T10 at the Masters Tournament after a first-round 79. Posted low round of the week (4-under-par 66) in second round at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC en route to T10 finish. 2006: Placed second on the European Tour order of merit behind Padraig Harrington. Beat Shaun Micheel, 10 and 8, to win the HSBC World Match Play in Wentworth, England. It was his third European Tour victory of the season and moved him past David Howell to the top of the European Tour order of merit before Harrington overtook him in the final round of the Volvo Masters, the final event of 2006. Had a 2-0-2 record in Europe's victory over the U.S. in the Ryder Cup, with an ace on No. 14 that ended his foursomes match with fellow Englishman David Howell. Best PGA TOUR finish came in his seventh start, a T4 at the Bridgestone Invitational in August. 2005: Won for the fourth time on the European Tour in China, at the TCL Classic where he beat Paul McGinley in a playoff. Helped him finish 39th on The European Tour order of merit. As a member of the PGA TOUR, his best finish in 10 starts was a T16 at the Ford Championship at Doral. 2004: Joined Joined the PGA TOUR in late April as a Special Temporary Member and earned privileges for the 2005 season via making the 2004 Ryder Cup Team. In first start at THE PLAYERS Championship, finished T10 to lead the 17 first-time participants. Finished T6 at the Masters in first appearance. Entered final round one back of co-leaders Chris DiMarco and Phil Mickelson, but shot 74. Shared the first-round lead with Thomas Levet (5-under 66) at the British Open in Scotland before finishing T20. Went 1-1 in the Europeans' Ryder Cup victory. Teamed with Luke Donald to win the World Golf Championships-World Cup in Spain in mid-November. 2003: Began season quickly with two victories outside the U.S., the first in the ANZ Championship at New South Wales GC in Sydney, where he carded a final-round 71 to finish with 45 points under the Modified Stableford System, the second in the final Benson and Hedges International Open at the De Vere Belfry where he won by four shots. Top PGA TOUR finishes were a T10 at The INTERNATIONAL and T8 at the World Golf Championship-American Express Championship. 2001: Finishing 22nd on the European Tour's order of merit helped him win the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Amateur: One of the stalwarts of Great Britain and Ireland's Walker Cup victory at Narin in 1999, becoming one of only three players in 77 years to record four victories without a defeat. Won the English Amateur and the Pac-10 Championship at Arizona State back to back in 1999 and 2000. Victory in the 2000 Pac-10 Championships broke the scoring record held by Tiger Woods (18-under par) with a 23-under-par 265. By winning he became the first player to win three successive Pac-10 Championships. Other records he has broken include the scoring average for Arizona State University, previously held by Phil Mickelson. |
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| Personal | |
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Coached by CBS golf analyst Peter Kostis. Began his own foundation in 2007 for junior golfers at Foxhills GC near London, the course he grew up playing. Tried for a tennis scholarship at Foxhills at age 10, was unsuccessful and then returned the next year to earn a golf scholarship. Foundation offers scholarships to needy junior golfers. Caddie is Christian Donald, brother to PGA TOUR player Luke. Web site is paul-casey.com. |
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| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 1-0 | |
| National Teams | |
| Ryder Cup (3), 2004, 2006, 2008; World Cup (4), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; Seve Trophy (4), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007; Walker Cup (1), 1999. | |