Casey wants to partner Tiger Woods on comeback

Published on Tuesday 9 March 2010 22:19

WITH mounting speculation Tiger Woods could be only two weeks away from his comeback, England's Paul Casey said today he would like to be right up close when it happens.

The world No 1 has been out of the game since allegations about his private life emerged following a car crash in November.

"I've got to say yes," commented Casey when asked if he fancied being a playing partner for Woods' return. "It could be interesting, though. The sort of scrutiny will be on a level that's probably something we've never witnessed before.

"I've always enjoyed playing with the best players in the world, and especially the No 1 player in the world. There's always a lot of extra sort of distraction out there, but this time around it could be even more so."

In the meantime, Casey hopes to take advantage of Woods' absence at the CA world championship in Miami starting tomorrow. The 32-year-old is one of the favourites after finishing runner-up to fellow Englishman Ian Poulter at the WGC-Accenture Match Play and then coming fourth at the Honda Classic on Sunday.

This week's event has only 68 players in it, with Woods missing and Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa not playing either because he has a school graduation ceremony at home.