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Casey targets late-year fillip in Shanghai

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 04, 2009

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• World No4 still suffering effects of rib injury
• Westwood and Woods also eyeing victory in Shanghai

Paul Casey is hoping to spring a surprise at this week's star-studded HSBC Champions event in Shanghai and end a frustrating injury-hit season the way he started it.

After crashing out of last week's Volvo World Match Play Championship on the first day suffering the effects of the rib injury which had sidelined him for three months, and despite his world No4 status, Casey is an outside bet to add to the titles he won in Abu Dhabi, Houston and at May's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

He had risen to third in the world and second in the Race to Dubai before suffering the injury during practice for the Open and was still visibly struggling with the injury during today's pro-am.

"It's going OK," he said. "I am not at full health and full fitness, but it is nice to be out on the golf course, you can only rearrange the furniture at home so many times. The injury still pulls, it still hurts, it is on its way to 100% but I have just got to be careful.

"But I also think

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