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Paul Casey: slipped to 11 over par after a 78
England's Paul Casey struggled round Royal St George's in 78 on Saturday but still had a word for the hardy fans.
Spectators packed out the course at Royal St George's on the Kent Coast, despite howling winds and heavy rain making life desperately uncomfortable for players and galleries alike.
"The crowds were unbelievable," said the world number 14, after slumping from three over par to 11 over.
"They were heroes. I was expecting one man and a dog, but we had a couple of thousand on the first hole. I've got to applaud them."
Casey was only four over for the day after 13 holes, but a drive out of bounds on the 547-yard 14th led to a double-bogey seven.
"It just slid off the clubface," he commented. "I was aiming left edge and it cleared the fence by about five yards, so that's 40 yards right of where I wanted.
"A level-par round today is as good as the five under by Thomas (Bjorn) on Thursday."
