2021 Open Championship: Paul Casey in Hunt for Elusive Major Title

Paul Casey has made 65 starts in major championships during his long professional career. Casey has never won a major title. He’s looking to change that this week at the 2021 Open Championship.

Casey began his major championship career at the 2002 Open Championship, where he missed the cut. In his 64 starts since then, Casey has seen a little bit of everything.

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He has made the cut 48 times in major championships, with 12 Top 10 finishes. Two of those Top 10s came this year, when Casey finished T4 at the PGA Championship and T7 at the U.S. Open.

His best finish ever in a major came last year, when he tied for second at the 2020 PGA Championship. His best-ever finish at the Open Championship came in 2010 when he finished T3.

Casey is a very accomplished golfer. He has 21 professional wins worldwide, including three on the PGA Tour. He has 15 wins on the European Tour and has represented Europe four times in the Ryder Cup. But he has still never claimed a major title.

On Thursday, Casey got off to a very fast start at the 2021 Open Championship.

Right out of the gate, Casey birdied the first hole to get into red figures. He parred the second hole, then birdied the par-3 third to get to 2-under par. He appeared to be well on his way to a very low round.

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But Casey could not make anything happen from there. In fact, he would par the final 15 holes of his round to shoot a 2-under par 68. That left him four shots behind leader Louis Oosthuizen as he finished his first round.

Casey did not take himself out of contention on Thursday, which can sometimes be the goal. He will need to do a bit more to get into the mix if he is to have a chance at winning that elusive major championship title.

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