Ryder Cup hopefuls eye Czech redemption

UNDER normal circumstances Paul Casey would not be paying close attention to what is happening at the Czech Open.

Nor would Pádraig Harrington, Justin Rose or Luke Donald. But these are not normal circumstances.

A tournament featuring only two of the world’s top 50 — Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez and Swede Peter Hanson — might have a massive part to play in Europe’s Ryder Cup race.