Late birdie blitz earns Casey third victory of year
It needed three birdies in the last four holes, however, for the 31-year-old Ryder Cup star to hold off the challenge of fellow Englishman Ross Fisher, whose best-of-the-week 64 was only one outside the West Course record. The outcome was far from certain when Casey, 41st in the world at the start of 2009 and seventh entering the tournament, found a greenside bunker with his approach to the par five last.
But he splashed out to five feet and made no mistake to claim the massive £667,093 (€758,622) first prize at the European Tour’s flagship event.
