NORTON, Mass. -- The question, at its roots, really was based on a compliment, backhanded as it might have been.
It was asked of Paul Casey just minutes after he'd completed a third consecutive 5-under 66 at the Deutsche Bank Championship that gave him a 3-stroke lead entering Monday's final round.
This is the same Paul Casey who once was ranked as high as third in the entire world, the same player who owns 13 career victories on the European Tour, the same one who has cashed nearly $30 million in professional tournament earnings alone.