Casey holds off challenge to triumph

Paul Casey, unrecognisable from the golfer who was in the middle of a nightmare slump this time last year, held off Colin Montgomerie and the rest of the chasing pack to win the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.

Back at the scene of his maiden European Tour win in 2001 – his rookie season as a professional – Casey survived what he called a “nerve-wracking” closing stretch after it looked as though he might lose a four-stroke lead.