Casey glad to have 'fantastic' first win

Paul Casey landed his maiden US PGA Tour victory on Sunday night at the Shell Houston Open at Redstone Golf Club with a play-off win over JB Holmes.

Casey, a nine-time winner on the European Tour, reached the winner’s circle in the United States for the first time in 77 starts at the age of 31 when he defeated his American rival at the first sudden-death hole.

“It’s really difficult to explain,” an emotional Casey told NBC Television.

“When you get introduced on the first tee here and you’re playing with Geoff Ogilvy and they’re going through all the accomplishments Geoff had had and I’m thinking ’come on, at least mention, you know, something’.

“But I hadn’t done anything yet out here. This is the first win and it’s fantastic.”