Ambitious Casey has Ryder Cup in his sights

ENGLAND’S Paul Casey, considered for a wild card for last year’s Ryder Cup, is determined to make the next one on his own merits.

The next contest at Oakland Hills in Michigan may be more than a year and half away, but Casey is already looking ahead to when qualifying starts in September.

The 25-year-old carded a five-under 67 to lie just two shots off the lead held by Welsh pair Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge after the first round of the Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg.