Accompanied by his caddie who was wearing a bib reading “The Champ,” Casey rode solid ball-striking the first 54 holes to the lead but then relied on his short game to bail him out on a number of holes Sunday. Casey got up and down from 33 yards on No. 2; had another par save on No. 4; put a wedge close from 73 yards for birdie on No. 5 then got up and down from the bunker on No. 8 for par. Another up and down from the bunker on No. 11 led to a birdie on the par 5. Then came one of the key shots of the day, a pitch from 32 yards from a severe sidehill lie on No,. 14 for another birdie to reclaim the outright lead, followed by a nifty par save from a gnarly greenside lie on No. 16 where he laid the face of his Titleist Vokey 60-degree wedge wide open and executed a near-perfect flop.