NEWS: TOUR NOTES
January 6 2012
11:53 AM
Casey out for two months
After battling a rib injury and turf toe over much of the last two seasons, a finally healthy Paul Casey was looking forward to a fast start in 2012.
His season’s debut has been delayed, though, after Casey dislocated his right shoulder in a snowboarding accident. According to the Associated Press, the Englishman will miss the first two months of the year.
As a result, Casey will miss the European Tour’s Middle East swing – including the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship where he is a two-time champion. His participation in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship – where Casey has two runner-up finishes in the last three years – could also be in doubt. The tournament is scheduled for the last week in February.
Casey closed the 2011 campaign out on a strong note with top-10 finishes in two of his last three PGA TOUR starts, as well as solo third at the Chevron World Challenge. He won twice last year at the Volvo Golf Champions on the European Tour and the Shinhan Donghae Open in Korea.
The late start to the season could also throw a wrench into Casey’s bid to make the European Ryder Cup team for the biennial matches in September at Medinah Country Club. He was ranked among the top 10 in the world two years ago but didn’t get one of Colin Montgomerie’s Captain’s Picks after failing to qualify automatically.
I didn’t notice your post until after I put mine up… real nice of Casey to get hurt TODAY. Why couldn’t that limey prick go snowboarding last week?
Comment by stevetuholski — January 6, 2012 @ 4:23 pm
And so it begins… Casey couldn’t have hurt himself last week because I hadn’t picked him at that time. I’m surprised that he didn’t end up in a full body cast.
Comment by Lisa — January 6, 2012 @ 5:30 pm
Thanks Lisa. Now that I see you also have Anthony Kim, I guess he will be the odds-on favorite to be in a full body cast by March.
Comment by BOCA BANDIT — January 6, 2012 @ 5:46 pm
The only issue with Kim will be whether he ends up in the full body cast because of some stupid extreme sports accident, or because he drove drunk and wrapped his car around a tree.
Comment by stevetuholski — January 6, 2012 @ 6:29 pm
Not to worry, he has a posse so the latter should not happen. A friend’s daughter was his bartender after he missed the cut at a tournament last year by a shot. Let’s just say he & his entourage spend money, tip well, and leave it at that.
Comment by BOCA BANDIT — January 6, 2012 @ 6:54 pm