US Open Form Guide

08	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99
65	10	15	WD	MC	MC	-	-	-	-

Quite apart from the fact that he has won three times this year (in Abu Dhabi, Houston and Wentworth) and won more world rankings points than any other player in 2009, there is one further, rather curious, reason to give Paul Casey hope in this year's second major. What do recent US Open winners Michael Campbell, Ernie Els, Angel Cabrera and even Corey Pavin have in common? They've all won at Wentworth and Casey has now done that twice, most recently last month when taking the BMW PGA Championship. Against those positives is one big fat negative: the sad fact that British players struggle to win the US Open Championship - only Tony Jacklin in 1970 has prevailed in modern times. His event form is mixed but he was 15th in 2006 and 10th in 2007 and, when on form, his driving is imperiously long and straight, seemingly perfect for the challenge this event offers. He'll need his A-game around the greens, however, because his ability to chip from thick greenside rough has never been entirely convincing.