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Paul Casey (b. 12 Jul 1977 Weybridge) is an
England|English golfer who is a member of the
world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S.
based PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour. 

Like an increasing number of young British
golfers, Casey took a golf scholarship at a U.S.
university, namely Arizona State University. His
amateur career was distinguished. In the U.S. he
was the first man to win three consecutive Pac-10
Championships (1998, 1999 and 2000). In 2000 he
broke the championship scoring record held by
Tiger Woods (18 under par) with a 23 under par
265. Back on the other side of the Atlantic he won
the English Amateur Championship in 1999 and 2000.
He was also a member of Great Britain and
Ireland’s winning 1999 Walker Cup team, where he
was only the third player in seventy seven years
to record four victories without a defeat.
 
Casey joined the PGA European Tour in May 2001 and
recorded a second in his fifth event and a win in
his eleventh, the Gleneagles Scottish PGA
Championship, ending that season 22nd on the order
of merit and collecting the Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year. After a disappointing second
season he won the ANZ Championship and the  Benson
and Hedges International Open in 2003, and came
sixth on the order of merit. 

Casey didn't win any individual titles in 2004,
but he was a member of the victorious European
Ryder Cup team and also won the WGC-World Cup for
England in partnership with Luke Donald. Another
highlight of his year was a sixth place finish in
his first Masters Tournament|Masters. He joined
the PGA Tour shortly afterwards as a Special
Temporary Member and his membership of the 2004
European Ryder Cup Team qualified him for
membership of the U.S. based tour for the 2005
season.

Casey has featured in the top 30 of the Official
World Golf Rankings and was the highest ranked
Englishman for a time.

==European Tour wins==

*2001 Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship
*2003 ANZ Championship, Benson and Hedges
International Open
*2004 TCL Classic

==Team appearances==

Amateur
*Walker Cup: 1999 (winner)
*Eisenhower Trophy: 2000
*St Andrews Trophy: 2000
*Seniors: 1999-2000

Professional
*Ryder Cup: 2004 (winner)
*WGC-World Cup: 2001, 02, 03, 04 (winner, with
Luke Donald)
*Seve Trophy: 2002 (winner), 03 (winner)

==External links==
*http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlay
erNo=30788&sOption=profile Profile on the European
Tour's site
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/399360 Profile
on the PGA Tour's site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/C/Paul_Casey/ Golf
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