Casey Wins First Tournament In Two Years
Paul Casey won his first tournament in two years when he survived a late scare to claim the Abu Dhabi Championship by a single shot.
It was Casey's first win since he won the same tournament in 2007 but the Englishman made life hard for himself by bogeying three of the last eight holes.
Casey led by six shots at the turn but then lost form with the putter. Louis Oosthuizen's s brilliant 64 left Casey needing to par the last two holes and defending champion Martin Kaymer, who eagled the last for a round of 67, would have been in a play-off had Casey not held his nerve to two putt from 12 feet on the 18th green.
Casey, who uses Nike golf clubs, eventually posting a two under par 70 for a tournament total 21 under 267 which was the lowest winning score in the history of the event.
Casey has slipped from 12th in the world to outside the top 40 since his last win in Abu Dhabi, moved up to 21st with his Euro 245,122 first prize.
"That was a bit of a nervous one," Casey admitted. "I started off great, but it was tricky coming in. The greens were exceptionally difficult to read and there were a couple of camera clicks which put me off.
"It feels very satisfying to get my hands on the trophy again. It felt great two years ago to win so early and then I really didn't follow it up with anything. But it feels very different this time.
"It's a bit of a weight off my shoulders, it feels great. It feels like a payoff for all of the worrying I've put in, certainly recently, the past couple of months. It shows that marriage is clearly good for me."
The win also made Casey the fifth most successful English player in European Tour history - only Nick Faldo, Lee Westwood, Mark James and Howard Clark have won more events.
Oosthuizen, who was seeking his first European Tour success, said: "I think today especially was such a great day, not really any wind, and if you holed some putts, you could have shot a low round. I made some good putts."
Londoner Anthony Wall was fourth and joint fifth came The Open Championship and US PGA Championship winner Padraig Harrington, Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy and Swede Johan Edfors, while Sergio Garcia's 64 lifted him into a tie for eighth with England's Danny Willett.
by: Sarfaraz Khan
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