WGC-HSBC Champions: Power Ranking the top ten at Sheshan

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: (EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN DIGITALLY MANIPULATED) In this handout composite image provided by HSBC, Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Dustin Johnson of the United States, Haotong Li of China and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan pose in front of the Pudong skyline during a tournament launch event for the WGC - HSBC Champions at The Peninsula Shanghai on October 24, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Li Wei/HSBC via Getty Images) /

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JEJU, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 22: Paul Casey of England hits his tee shot on the 6th hole during the final round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on October 22, 2017 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) /

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again here near the top of the Power Rankings. Paul Casey may be 40 years old, but he’s got the game of a player at least five or ten years younger. That’s one of the beautiful things about this crazy sport we love, and Casey is making the most of the later part of his career.

How well is he playing these days? At the time of this writing (October 24, 2017 for future reference), Casey has missed just one cut on the PGA TOUR in the last year. He’s also finished outside the top 25 just seven times in 27 starts, against ten top-ten performances. Not only is he putting up some remarkable numbers, but he’s doing so consistently.

Speaking of consistency, that’s an attribute that Casey carries over quite well to the WGC-HSBC Champions. Since 2010, Casey is five-for-five at Sheshan Golf Club, and (surprise!) he hasn’t finished any lower than tied for 23^rd there in that same period. He’s got a pair of top-tens to go along, but those happened in 2010 and 2011, so I’m not quite etching Casey’s name in the trophy yet. That being said, there are very few in this field whose odds I like better.

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