Paul Alexander Casey was born on the 21st July 1977, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, and is recognized for being a professional golf player, who competes on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is also known for being ranked in third position in the Official World Golf Ranking. His professional playing career has been active since 2000.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Paul Casey is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the size of Paul’s net worth is over $21 million, accumulated largely through his successful career in the sports industry as a professional golf player.
Paul Casey Net Worth $21 Million
Paul Casey spent one part of his childhood in his hometown, and the other part in Weybridge, Surrey, where his family moved to, when he was only six years old. There he attended Cleves School, after which continued education at Hampton School in West London, then studied A levels at Strode’s College, Egham, Surrey. Upon matriculation, he enrolled on a golf scholarship at Arizona State University in the US. During his amateur career, he excelled in winning three consecutive Pac-12 Championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and the English Amateur title in 1999 and 2000. In 1999, he was also selected for being a part of the winning Walker Cup team.
Subsequently, Paul’s career as a golfer turned professional in 2000, when he broke Tiger Woods’ championship record of 18 under par with a 23 under par 265, which marked the beginning of an increase of his net worth. In the following year, he became a member of the European Tour, and won the Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship, winning as well the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award. In 2003, he was the winner of the Benson and Hedges International Open and the ANZ Championship.
Although Paul did not win any individual titles in the next season, he was a part of the winning European Ryder Cup team, and he won the WGC-World Cup for England together with Luke Donald. In 2006, he defeated Shaun Micheel to win the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth. During that time, he mostly played in Europe, but in 2009 he again started to compete on the PGA Tour, winning his first PGA tilte, beating J.B. Holmes at the Shell Houston Open, which added a considerable amount to his net worth. He also won over Ross Fisher at the 2009 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, which earned him third place in the Official World Golf Ranking. However, he was injured at the 2009 Open Championship, so he had to take a break for two years.
After recovery, he continued to line up successes, and in 2011 he won the Volvo Golf Champions tournament in Bahrain, and in the next year he won the Telus World Skins Game in Canada. To speak further about his professional career, Paul also won the KLM Open in the Netherlands, and finished in fourth place at the Tour Championship and fifth at the 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs, increasing his net worth by a large margin.
Speaking about his personal life, Paul Casey has been married to Pollyanna Woodward, a television personality, since 2011. Previously, he was married to Jocelyn Hefner, a cousin of Hugh Hefner, from 2008 until 2010. He divides his time between his residences in Weybridge, Surrey, England, and Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
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