Paul Casey backed his hopes for the Ryder Cup with a big four-stroke victory at the Omega Dubai Desert Class; Brandon Stone is claiming second place at Emirates Golf Club ahead of Robert MacIntyre
Le Ali Stafford
Last updated: 31/01/21 12:59 pm
Paul Casey completed a four-shot win at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Paul Casey won his 15th European Tour title after completing a stunning four-stroke victory at the Oertga Dubai Desert Class.
The Englishman sent two under-70s on the final day at Emirates Golf Club to pull off playing partner Robert MacIntyre and Brandon Stone of South Africa.
Casey finished this week on 17 under and four clear of Stone, who made a card around 72 finals, while MacIntyre had to settle for third place after accumulating four successive marshes around the path on its way to 74 plus 74.
Paul Casey made a mix of five birdies with three bogs in his final round
Victory is the first Casey from the Porsche European Open in September 2019 and is expected to move the 43-year-old back into the top 15 of the world, with the win also strengthening the his hopes of deserving on the side of the European Ryder Cup.
MacIntyre started the day a shot was fired from distance and moved briefly into the lead after hitting a 10-footer at the second, just for Casey to play. follow a birdie tap at the third by slicing in from a thick rough just off the green fourth.
Casey missed a medal to save par at sixth but saw his two-shot win back when MacIntyre failed to get up and down at par-three next. , with the Scot then adding three next to match Casey’s bogey.
MacIntyre did well to save a bogey at the ninth after finding water with his approach, before falling later when the trio fell from four feet at the 10th for a fourth fall. in so many holes.
Robert MacIntyre fell short in his bid for a second European Tour title
Stone moved three of his first seven holes but began to regain his winnings, before blocking an outing at the 12th by rolling in eight feet at the next one to jump. in for MacIntyre in second place.
Casey tied a 20-footer at the 11th and sent a two-put birdie at the 13th to extend his lead to five hits, with the Englishman draining a 15-footer to save a bogey after two attempts to -out of the thick rough at the par-tri 15th.
Stone made a birdie tap-in on the 17th to cut the gap to three strokes and made a par at the last to set the clubhouse target at 13 under, before Casey signed for the win and extended. the edge he won with a two-putt birdie at the last par-five.
Laurie Canter finished his last two holes tied in the fourth side alongside Kalle Samooja, while Ryder Cup captain Patrick Harrington posted his two-under-70 post to share sixth place with Bernd Wiesberger and Sergio Garcia.