Paul Casey has been one of England's best golfers in the 21st century, with 15 DP World Tour wins, three victories on the PGA Tour and five Ryder Cup appearances.
Casey reached a career-high world ranking of 3rd and has won some huge tournaments in his career. He now plays in the LIV Golf League after making the move in 2022.
Get to know him better with these 20 facts:
Paul Casey facts:
1. He grew up playing at Foxhills Country Club in Surrey, England, where he received a golf scholarship aged 11.
2. He had gone for a tennis scholarship there in 2010 but was unsuccessful.
3. He attended Arizona State University.
4. He won three consecutive Pac-12 Championships from 1998-2000, breaking Tiger Woods' scoring record in 2000 by five strokes.
5. He married his second wife Pollyanna in 2015, she is an English TV presenter known for working on the Gadget Show. They have two children named Lex and Astaria and live on a ranch in rural Arizona.
6. He won the English Amateur in 1999 and 2000.
7. At the 1999 Walker Cup he became the first player in 77 years to win all four matches.
Casey (front right) on the 1999 Walker Cup team (Getty Images)
8. He turned pro in 2000 off a handicap of +4.
9. He won the European Tour Rookie of the Year award in 2001.
10. He won the European Tour Player of the Year award in 2006.
11. His highest world ranking is 3rd.
12. He has won 15 European Tour titles, three PGA Tour titles and one win on the Korean Tour.
13. His passions are road cycling, mountain biking, music, cars, snowboarding and collecting Nike dunks trainers.
14. Nicknamed 'Popeye' because of the size of his forearms.
15. His long time coach is former CBS analyst Peter Kostis.
16. He dislocated his shoulder whilst snowboarding in 2012.
17. He made a hole-in-one at the 2006 Ryder Cup during his foursomes match alongside David Howell. They were in command of their match, 4up with five to play as they headed to the par-3 14th. Casey took his 4-iron and proceeded to hole it and win the match. Europe would go on to win by 18.5 points to 9.5.
18. His best Major finish came at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park, where he ended in T2nd.
19. He represented Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where he narrowly missed out on a Bronze medal in a playoff.
20. He joined LIV Golf in 2022 and joined Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers GC team.
| Full name | Paul Alexander Casey |
| Born | July 21 1977, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| University | Arizona State University |
| Turned pro | 2000 (plus four handicap) |
| Current tour | LIV Golf |
| DP World Tour wins | 15 |
| PGA Tour wins | 3 |
| Asian Tour wins | 2 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 5 |
| Career-high world ranking | 3rd |
Paul Casey career earnings:
Casey has earnings of $36.6m on the PGA Tour, where he had three wins and 69 top-10 finishes from over 300 starts. On the DP World Tour he has also played more than 300 tournaments, winning over €21m.
Paul Casey wins:
- Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship, 2001 (DP World Tour)
- ANZ Championship, 2003 (DP World Tour)
- Benson & Hedges International Open, 2003 (DP World Tour)
- TCL Classic, 2005 (DP World Tour, Asian Tour)
- Volvo China Open, 2005 (DP World Tour, Asian Tour)
- Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, 2006 (DP World Tour)
- HSBC World Match Play Championship, 2006 (DP World Tour)
- Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, 2007 (DP World Tour)
- Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, 2009 (DP World Tour)
- Shell Houston Open, 2009 (PGA Tour)
- BMW PGA Championship, 2009 (DP World Tour)
- Volvo Golf Champions, 2011 (DP World Tour)
- Shinhan Donghae Open, 2011 (Korean Tour)
- Irish Open, 2013 (DP World Tour)
- Valspar Championship, 2018 (PGA Tour)
- Valspar Championship, 2019 (PGA Tour)
- Porsche European Open, 2019 (DP World Tour)
- Omega Dubai Desert Classic, 2021 (DP World Tour)
Paul Casey driving distance
Paul Casey has always been renowned as a big hitter throughout his career, and even in his 40s he can still send it out there. He averaged 302.9 yards during the 2023 LIV Golf League season, which ranked him 24th.
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