RYDER CUP
Paul Casey savouring return after 10-year absence
The 41-year-old featured on winning teams in 2004 and 2006 but was on the losing side in Valhalla in 2008
Paris -Englishman Paul Casey has been waiting a decade to return to Europe’s Ryder Cup team and is determined to savour everything during his week at Le Golf National in Paris. The 41-year-old featured on winning teams in 2004 and 2006 but was on the losing side in Valhalla in 2008. He was surprisingly omitted by captain Colin Montgomerie in 2010 at Celtic Manor and missed out again in 2012 and 2014 after struggles with form while two years ago he ruled himself out because he was not part of the European Tour. "It’s very special. I think I’ve got more of an appreciation this time around. I’ve taken notes this week and tried to really pay attention to how special this is," Casey said. "Ryder Cups in the past have gone so quickly, I just want to make sure I remember this. You know, at 41, I don’t know how many opportunities I’m going to get to play another European-based Ryder Cup. I don’t want this to be my last. "But plain and simple, at 41, it’s got a chance that it is. So I just w...
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