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Zozo Championship: Top 10 power rankings at Accordia

By Mike Randleman

INZAI, JAPAN - OCTOBER 21: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 1st hole during The Challenge: Japan Skins at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 21, 2019 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
INZAI, JAPAN - OCTOBER 21: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 1st hole during The Challenge: Japan Skins at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 21, 2019 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 10: Paul Casey of England tees off on the 1st hole during Day One of the Italian Open at Olgiata Golf Club on October 10, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 10: Paul Casey of England tees off on the 1st hole during Day One of the Italian Open at Olgiata Golf Club on October 10, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images) /

Paul Casey doesn’t get a ton of fanfare, but he just goes about his business and racks up high finishes.

The Englishman was a winner this fall at the Porsche European Open (66-73-69-66) on the European Tour. It adds to his Valspar Championship win this spring on the PGA Tour.

The 42-year-old missed the cut a couple weeks ago at the Italian Open, putting an end to a streak of eight straight made cuts.

Of late, Casey finished T-11 against a strong field at the BMW PGA Championship and took third at the Tour Championship for one of his best runs through the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs..

He’s one of the best drivers in the field this week (62nd distance, 33rd accuracy) and should have plenty of options on approaches at Narashino.

He was ninth in strokes gained off the tee (.615) last season and eighth in approach (.706). Casey ranked fourth in GIR (70.96%) and converted a fair amount into birdies (3.87 per round).

Casey has won twice in Asia, both at Abu Dhabi on the European Tour in 2007 and 2009. He’s played in dozens of countries and knows what it takes to overcome jet lag to hoist a trophy by Sunday.

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