Ryder Cup star Paul Casey spotted using phone case featuring photo of partner Pollyanna

USA v Europe: Ryder Cup 2021 predictions

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Paul Casey is in action at the Ryder Cup this week. And he will have the support of his wife Pollyanna Woodward as Team Europe bid for victory at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. Europe came out on top last time out in 2018 when the two teams met in France, but must defend their title on American soil this time out.

The Ryder Cup begins tomorrow and finishes on Sunday, September 26.

Sky Sports will have a dedicated Ryder Cup channel for the week, and coverage begins at 12:45pm on Friday.

The golfers’ wives and girlfriends will be in attendance cheering their partners on.

English golfer Paul Casey, already a three-time winner of the competition, will be keeping his wife particularly close.

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Pollyanna Woodward first met Casey at the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and the couple became engaged during the 2013 Christmas period.

They have two children together.

Casey whipped out his phone, seemingly to take a selfie, in the buildup to the competition getting underway, and revealed a case featuring a picture of his other half.

Previous photos of Casey suggest the case also has a personalised message.

Pollyanna is best known for being the co-presenter of The Gadget Show, a role she held from 2010 until 2013.

She had previously competed in Popstars: The Rivals, the show that produced Girls Aloud in 2002, and was also a top 10 finalist in the Miss England competition.

She has previously appeared on talkSPORT discussing the latest technology, and has written columns for How it Works magazine.

Casey, who lost in a seven-man playoff for the bronze medal in this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, will be hoping the sentimental case brings him luck in Wisconsin.

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The United States are red-hot favourites to win, making it seven wins in the last eight for the hosting team.

All 12 American players are ranked inside the world’s top 21, and will have a hostile crowd cheering them on.

Europe’s golfers are adopting different approaches to deal with the torrent of abuse expected to come their way.

Matt Fitzpatrick admitted he will be trying to block them out.

He said: “Listen, the only thing you can do with the crowds is play well and try and win. It’s no good turning around and giving them the finger, is it?

“Like boy, that’s just pouring gasoline on a fire, as much as you’d love to do it sometimes. For me, it’s just about trying to block all that stuff out, and concentrate on playing your game.”

Given the current travel restrictions to enter the US, there will only be a small number of European fans in attendance.

The White House confirmed on Monday that the country will reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries including most of Europe, China, India and Brazil.

Fellow Team Europe star Tommy Fleetwood dived into the Parisian crowd when European victory was confirmed in 2018. He knows better than anyone how different the atmosphere will be this time.

He said: “It will be chalk and cheese, won’t it? I’ve only played one and we had the whole crowd on our side.”

Having spoken to his team-mates, he explained he is looking forward to the hostile atmosphere.

Fleetwood added: “I’ve spoken to guys like Paul Casey, Lee [Westwood], Poults [Ian Poulter], and they all come up with the same thing — that you have to embrace it. You have to kind of enjoy it in a way because that’s the only way you’re going to thrive in that atmosphere.

“I know they won’t mean most of the stuff they yell, so no hard feelings for whatever anybody comes out with.”

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