Biography

Paul Casey

Paul Casey is an English golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S. based PGA Tour and the European Tour.

Casey was born in Weybridge. After attending Hampton School, he took a golf scholarship at Arizona State University (one of an increasing number of young British golfers taking tertiary scholarships in the USA. 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 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. 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.

Tournament wins

Amateur

1998 Pac-10 Championship
1999 English Amateur Championship, Pac-10 Championship
2000 English Amateur Championship, Pac-10 Championship

European Tour

2001 Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship
2003 ANZ Championship, Benson and Hedges International Open
2005 TCL Classic
2006 Volvo China Open (2005 calendar year, 2006 European Tour season) 

Team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winner)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2000
St Andrews Trophy: 2000

Professional

Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winner)
WGC-World Cup (representing England): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (winner, with Luke Donald)
Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)

Reference:

http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/scoring/profiles/25364.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Casey