� winner paul casey, a
two-time winner in abu
dhabi, added to his desert
success with a victory in the
inaugural Volvo golf champions in bahrain. casey
shot four rounds in the 60s,
including a 66-68 weekend,
to finish at 20-under 268.
in addition to his success in
the middle east, casey has
been the runner-up in the
last two wgc-accenture
match play championship
in tucson.
made a six-foot par putt
sunday while peter hanson
failed to get up and down,
was the deciding factor
in the englishman’s one-stroke win over hanson and
miguel angel Jiménez.
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�key hole the 429-yard
18th hole, where casey
�double-duty lob
wedge after breaking his
putter on the 13th hole after
missing several short putts,
Jiménez birdied the 15th
through 17th holes putting
with his 60-degree wedge
to complete a 65 that gave
him a share of the second-round lead.
�top five royal cg, Bahrain
1. Paul Casey 67-67-66-68—268
2. Miguel Angel Jiménez 68-65-69-67—269
Peter Hanson 66-67-67-69—269
4. Stephen Gallacher 70-64-69-67—270
5. Robert Karlsson 69-67-69-66—271
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� quotable
“the goal is obviously the majors, but how are
you going to win major championships if you
can’t win regular events?” —paul casey
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