Casey wins ABU Dhabi Golf

Paul Casey sealed his first victory in two years.He finished the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship one-stroke clear of the field and made a new record winning score for the event.

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Defending champion Martin Kaymer finished second. The 24-year-old German shot a bogey-free, five-under 67 that included an eagle at the last.

Sitting alongside Kaymer in joint second place on 20-under was Louis Oosthuizen. The South Afrincan shot the joint best round of the day. He birdied two of his first three holes and finished the front nine with back-to-back birdies to reach the turn in 32.

Oosthuizen repeated that score on the back nine, picking up four further birdies for an eight-under 64.

But the day belonged to Casey.The 2007 Abu Dhabi champion started the day with a four-stroke lead. He birdied the first two holes and picked up two more shots at the sixth and eighth holes to lead by six strokes at the turn.

The 31-year-old Englishman tapped in a short par putt at the 18th for a two-under 70 and finished one-stroke clear of the field on 21-under to claim his ninth title of his European Tour career.