Casey, Clarke and Garcia win 'shot of the month' nods
Four days before he hopes to be crowned European number one for 2006, Paul Casey has won the European Tour's shot of the month award for September.
The shot, of course, was the hole-in-one - only the fifth in Ryder Cup history - on the K Club's 14th which ended his Saturday foursomes match with David Howell against Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson.
It is favorite to be made shot of the year as well.
"It was my first hole-in-one in a professional tournament and to achieve it in a Ryder Cup was an unbelievable experience,'' said Casey.
"I knew I had struck it very well, turning it on the wind, but when the crowd reacted at the back of the green it was a bizarre moment. We all shook hands - it was a very surreal situation, not actually walking up to a green.''
In second place was another shot from the match, Darren Clarke's emotional opening drive on the Friday morning.
The Ulsterman, whose wife Heather had died from cancer less than six weeks earlier, arrived on the first tee to a tumultuous reception from the Irish fans and hit a 320-yard boomer.
Third place went to Sergio Garcia for his approach over the river from a muddy pathway on the par-five 16th as he and Luke Donald beat David Toms and Phil Mickelson in the Saturday foursomes.
