Casey eyes tour title

If Paul Casey clinches the European tour Order of Merit in Spain this weekend it will be a quite stunning achievement – and not just because of the calibre of player he is up against.

Casey starts the Volvo Masters at Valderrama on Thursday holding a £146,163 lead over Padraig Harrington, with David Howell and Robert Karlsson £16,540 and £127,927 further behind respectively.