Casey claims share of lead

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, outscored playing partner and current Masters champion Phil Mickelson by an impressive seven strokes.