Casey makes amends for Open nightmare

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months on from starting the Open Championship with a horror round of 85 which he admitted left him “embarrassed and looking stupid”, England’s Paul Casey posted a 66 today to set the pace at Royal Troon.

The 26-year-old from Surrey, who 11 years ago was one of the youngsters working on the leaderboards at the event, out-scored playing partner and current Masters champion Phil Mickelson by an impressive seven strokes.