Casey ends drought in desert as Clarke wilts

PAUL CASEY ended a 20-month winless drought while Darren Clarke’s drive for success ended with two ‘duffed’ chip shots during the final round of the Volvo Champions event in Bahrain.

Casey denied Sweden’s Peter Hanson after both players, who were tied at 20-under par coming down the last, found trouble to the right of the flag.

Casey was in rough pin-high but Hanson’s ball was ‘plugged’ in a greenside bunker. Hanson splashed out but then two-putted for bogey in a round of 69 while Casey put his chip to five-feet and holed the par putt for a score of 68 and a one-shot victory.