Casey determined to break into world top 50 at end of rollercoaster year

PAUL CASEY has targeted a place in the world’s top 50 by the end of a year he is glad to see the back of.

Casey won his fourth European Tour title in March and justified his wild card by finishing joint top points-scorer as Britain and Ireland retained the Seve Trophy.

However, the Ryder Cup star also went through a miserable slump in the middle of the year where he was 55 over par for nine rounds of golf, including a first-round 85 in the US Open.