Paul Casey
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Personal information | |
Full name | Paul Alexander Casey |
Born | 21 July 1977 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Weybridge, Surrey, England Scottsdale, Arizona, US |
Spouse |
Jocelyn Hefner (m. 2008–2011)
Pollyanna Woodward(m. 2015)
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Career | |
College | Arizona State University |
Turned professional | 2000 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 2005) European Tour (joined 2001) |
Professional wins | 19 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
European Tour | 13 |
Asian Tour | 2 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T4: 2016 |
U.S. Open | T10: 2007 |
The Open Championship | T3: 2010 |
PGA Championship | T10: 2016 |
Achievements and awards | |
European Tour Player of the Year |
2006 |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
2001 |
Paul Alexander Casey (born 21 July 1977) is an English golfer who is a member of the US-based PGA Tour. In 2009 he achieved his highest position, third, in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. The couple lived a quiet life on a remote ranch in rural Arizona, where keen amateur horse woman Jocelyn competed in local equestrian events. But after she abandoned an interior design course in 2011, the couple agreed to divorce.[3]
After they met at the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Casey started dating television presenter Pollyanna Woodward.[4] The couple got engaged during the Christmas period in 2013.[4]Soon after, they welcomed their first son, Lex, on September 1, 2014. They married January 2015.
Amateur golf career
His amateur career was distinguished. In the US he won three consecutive PAC-12 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 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 77 years to record four victories without a single defeat.
Professional career
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. He ended that season 22nd on the order of merit and won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award. After a disappointing second season he had two wins in 2003, and came sixth on the Order of Merit.
Casey did not 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.
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 US based tour for the 2005 season. However he continues to play mainly in Europe. He re-joined the PGA Tour in 2009.
Casey earned his first PGA Tour win on 5 April 2009 at the Shell Houston Open.
Professional wins (19)
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 | 66-70-69-72=277 | −11 | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 11 Mar 2018 | Valspar Championship | 70-68-71-65=274 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 24 Mar 2019 | Valspar Championship (2) | 70-66-68-72=276 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Shell Houston Open | ![]() |
Won with bogey on first extra hole |
2 | 2015 | Northern Trust Open | ![]() ![]() |
Hahn won with birdie on third extra hole Casey eliminated with par on second hole |
3 | 2015 | Travelers Championship | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (13)
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 | 69-69-67-69=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 9 Feb 2003 | ANZ Championship | 45 pts (8-10-21-6=45) | 4 points | ![]() ![]() |
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3 | 11 May 2003 | Benson & Hedges International Open | 71-69-66-71=277 | −11 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 20 Mar 2005 | TCL Classic1 | 64-68-68-66=266 | −22 | Playoff | ![]() |
5 | 27 Nov 2005 (2006 season) |
Volvo China Open1 | 71-69-70-65=275 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 25 Jun 2006 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (2) | 67-71-66-72=276 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 17 Sep 2006 | HSBC World Match Play Championship | 10 & 8 | ![]() |
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8 | 21 Jan 2007 | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | 71-68-67-65=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
9 | 18 Jan 2009 | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (2) | 69-65-63-70=267 | −21 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 24 May 2009 | BMW PGA Championship | 69-67-67-68=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
11 | 30 Jan 2011 | Volvo Golf Champions | 67-67-66-68=268 | −20 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
12 | 30 Jun 2013 | The Irish Open | 68-72-67-67=274 | −14 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
13 | 14 Sep 2014 | KLM Open | 68-70-62-66=266 | −14 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1Co-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 | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2005 | TCL Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 2005 | Volvo China Open | ![]() |
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 Classic1 | 64-68-68-66=266 | −22 | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 27 Nov 2005 | Volvo China Open1 | 71-69-70-65=275 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
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 | ![]() ![]() |
Other wins (2)
- 2004 World Cup of Golf (with Luke Donald)
- 2012 Telus World Skins Game
Results in major championships
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 |