Casey: I want to reach the next level; GOLF.HE MAY be golf's world No.3, but Paul Casey This page is about the English golfer. For the Gaelic football player see Paul Casey. Paul Alexander Casey (born 21 July 1977) 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. feels he needs to take his career up another level by winning a World Golf Championship event. Having won three times this year, including a maiden victory in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. at the Shell Houston Open The Shell Houston Open is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is currently played in March at Redstone Golf Club in the Houston suburb of Humble. Shell and the Houston Golf Association are the main sponsors of the tournament. , Casey will tee it up at Firestone Country Club The Firestone Country Club is a private golf club located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The Club comprises three courses—those of the North, South, and West—each of which hosted a televised golf event, respectively the American Golf Classic, the CBS Golf Classic in Ohio tomorrow hoping to add success at the Bridgestone Invitational to two previous top-10 finishes in the event. The tournament comes at the start of a nineweek stretch in which Casey will play seven big tournaments, including next week's USPGA Championship at Hazeltine, and the Englishman is acutely aware that there are still hurdles to clear before he can feel he is as good as he thinks he can be. "Every tournament from here on out is very, very important," Casey said. "I've got to focus on the majors and the World Golf events. That's what I want to win. "I've now won on the PGA Tour and lots (10) in Europe, but I need to continue to get better and win big events. "And then we're into FedExCup and then after that right to the Race To Dubai. So there is no opportunity to back off at this point." Fourth in 2006 and eighth last year, Casey feels right at home at Firestone. "This is a golf course that I love," Casey said. "I think it's a wonderful track. I played nine holes on Monday, a few holes on Tuesday morning and, as ever, the fairways are pretty tight and you've got to find those if you want to shoot low scores." CAPTION(S): Paul Casey. |
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