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Sun Devil All-American Paul Casey (1997-2000)
Surrey, United Kingdom

2000 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
1998 and 1999 SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
THREE-TIME (1998-2000) PAC-10 CHAMPION
1999 AND 2000 ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPION

Three-time Pac-10 men's golf champion and three-time All-American Paul Casey decided to forgo his final season of eligibility and begin his professional career, ASU men's golf coach Randy Lein announced on Nov. 8, 2000. Casey, who successfully defended his English Amateur Championship in the summer of 2000, earned first-team All-America honors in the spring of 2000 and was a second-team selection in 1998 and 1999. His 2000 stroke average of 69.87 set the ASU school record, formerly held by Phil Mickelson who posted a 69.95 average in his senior season 1991-92.

"Paul's decision is one that I understand and support," says Lein, who is in his ninth-year at Arizona State. "He has brought a lot of attention to Arizona State and has represented the university in a great manner. During this fall, Paul came to the realization that he wanted to begin his professional career. With opportunities that will be available the first of the year, he is excited about playing professionally. He has had the opportunity to play with many Sun Devils currently playing professionally like Phil Mickelson, Todd Demsey, Jim Carter and many others, and he wants to join that elite group."

"After winning the English Amateur late in the summer and playing in the World Team Championships in September, I came back to school intent on playing on the collegiate level but after evaluating my opportunities it seemed best for me to turn professional at this time," said Casey. "Arizona State has been a great teaching ground both academically and athletically, but at this time I feel its in my best interests to pursue a professional career. I appreciate all the opportunities that were afforded to me in college and it certainly was not an easy decision. I've had some great experiences with some great teammates, and that was the hardest part about my decision."

THE PAC-10 NUMBERS: Casey shot a 67 in the final round of the 41st annual Pac-10 Men's Golf Championship to break Tiger Woods conference par-72 mark and win his third straight Pac-10 title at The ASU Karsten Golf Course on April 26. Casey also led ASU to its sixth straight league title, as the Sun Devils shot 56-under 1,384 (339-351-342-352) to also set Pac-10 records for low score and best score under par. Casey finished at 23-under 265 (66-65-67-67) and broke Woods' 18-under 270 set in the 1996 Championships at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, Calif. (61-65-73-71). Casey shot a 15-under 265 at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle on the par-70 course in 1999, including a NCAA record 60 in the final round.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Casey ended his career with six championships, tied for third on the ASU wins list as he passed 1993 NCAA Champion Todd Demsey, who had five. Casey ends his career tied with Charlie Gibson, who won six titles from 1972-75, while four-time All-American Billy Mayfair won eight titles from 1985-88. Mickelson leads the list with an amazing 16 wins from 1989-92.

WALKER CUP OF 1999: Casey and NCAA champion Luke Donald teamed up for a pair of victories in early September at the Walker Cup to lead the Great Britain and Ireland team to a victory over the United States, as crowds were restricted to 7,000 each day of the Cup. Both Casey and Donald teamed up for a pair of victories in foursomes and won both of their singles matches in Nairn, Scotland, becoming the only GB & I players other than Andrew Oldcorn in 1983 to post 4-0 records, a span of 77 years. Casey won singles matches by 5 and 3 and 3 and 2 as GB & I won 10 of possible 12 points on final day to record a 15-9 win.

Paul Casey's Collegiate Top 10 Finishes (19)

  Paul Casey

Paul Casey
Player Profile
Hometown:
Surrey, United Kingdom

Position:
Assistant Coach

Graduated:
Yes

Medalist:2000 Pacific-10 Championships, 2000 ASU Thunderbird/SAVANE Invitational
1999 Pacific-10 Championships, 1998 NCAA West Regional
1998 Pacific-10 Championships, 1998 Cleveland Golf Southwestern Invitational
2ND:1999 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate (tie)
3rd:2000 Las Vegas Intercollegiate (tie), 2000 Southwestern Classic (tie)
2000 Taylor Made Waikoloa, 1999 ASU Thunderbird/SAVANE Invitational
4th:1999 NCAA Championships
5th:1999 U.S. Collegiate Championship (tie)
6th:1998 ASU Thunderbird/SAVANE Invitational
7th:1998 SAVANE All-American (tie)
8th:1999 NCAA West Regional (tie)
9th:1998 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate (tie)
10th:2000 Carpet Captial Collegiate, 1998 Ping Arizona Invitational (tie)

Paul Casey Year-by-Year (Fall of 1997-Fall of 2000)

YearApp.Top 10Rds.Avg.Low
200021672.1770
1999-001063069.8765
1998-991273772.1660
1997-981253772.3065
Totals361911071.5860

PAUL CASEY FALL OF 2000 ROUND-BY-ROUND

Tournament1234TotalScorePlace
Carpet Capital Coll.707375218+2T-10th
Golf World Inv.707471215-1T-39th
2 appearances, 6 rounds, 433 strokes, 72.17 average

PAUL CASEY 1999-2000 ROUND-BY-ROUND

Tournament1234TotalScorePlace
Jerry Pate Inter.657067202-11T-2nd
Golf World Inv.716770208-8T-11th
Taylor Made/Waikoloa716872211-33rd
Southwestern Classic707469213-1T-3rd
Las Vegas Intercoll.687169208-8T-3rd
U.S. Collegiate797369221+8T-31
ASU Thunderbird Inv.696969207-91st
Pac-10 Championship66656767265-231st
NCAA West Regional727071213-3T-24th
NCAA Championships7672148+4--
10 appearances, 30 rounds (15 in 60s), 2096 strokes, 69.87 average
Top Five Finishes: Six
Top 10 Finishes: Six

PAUL CASEY 1998-99 ROUND-BY-ROUND

Tournament1234TotalScorePlace
Topy Cup7478152+8T22nd
Ping Preveiw747475223+7T16th
Jerry Pate Inter.736869210-3T9th
GOLF WORLD Inv.707572217+114th
Savane All-America736870211-2T7th
Ping/Arizona Inter.788081239+26T93rd
Cleveland Golf Inter.727977228+15T50th
U.S. Collegiate Cham.667472212-4T5th
ASU Thunderbird Inv.706770207-93rd
Pac-10 Champ.67667260265-151st
NCAA West Regional737370216ET8th
NCAA Championship72776972290+24th
12 appearances, 37 rounds, 2670 strokes, 72.16 average
Top Five Finishes: Four
Top 10 Finishes: Seven

PAUL CASEY 1997-98 ROUND-BY-ROUND

Tournament1234TotalScorePlace
Tucker Invitational7076146+2T32nd
Ping Preview717273216ET15th
Jerry Pate Intercoll.768078234+21T51st
GOLF WORLD 687375216ET20th
Ping Arizona Invit.707669215+2T10th
Golf Digest Collegiate767369218+2T16th
Cleveland Golf SW737066209-41st
U.S. Collegiate Inv.747273219+3T12th
ASU T-Bird/Sav. Inv.746874216ET6th
Pac-10 Championship76736866283-51st
NCAA West Regional706571206-101st
NCAA Championship72747378297+9T77th
12 appearances, 37 rounds, 2,675 strokes, 72.30 average
Top Five Finishes: Three
Top 10 Finishes: Five