PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Paul Casey admits that he played like “rubbish” last week at TPC Sawgrass, shooting rounds of 78-74 to miss the cut and finish ahead of only two players. But a funny thing happened once he got back on the grounds at the Valspar Championship.
“It’s great coming in, seeing my ugly face on posters and programs and things like that,” Casey said. “I love it.”
Casey’s caddie bib this week reads “The Champ,” an understandable title given his one-shot win over a loaded field that included runners-up Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed. It was his first PGA Tour title since the 2009 Houston Open and followed a series of near-misses.