Casey eyes debut win

Casey mounts Masters bid American duo lead Masters Sunday tee times

England's Paul Casey hopes to continue Europe's good record in the Masters as the final round dawns at Augusta.

Casey, playing in his first Masters, is just two shots behind American leaders Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco.

"Being the Masters champion strikes a nerve in Britain because of the success the Europeans have had," said Casey.

"I would dearly love to continue that trend," added the 26-year-old, who would become the first rookie to win since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.

Casey, who has missed the cut in four of his previous six majors, puts his success thus far at Augusta down to his new relaxed approach.

"I think I've put too much pressure on myself in the past," he said.

I've felt more confident this week than I have any week Phil Mickelson

"I've almost tried too hard. This year, I have been very relaxed and approached things the correct way."

European golfers won the Masters 11 times between 1980 and 1999, with Jose Maria Olazabal the last to earn the famous green jacket.

But American Mickelson is confident that he can finally shed himself of the tag of the best player never to win a major.

"I think that heading into the final round I'm much more at ease than I have been in the past where I've been anxious and wondering how its going to go, if my swing is going to be there," he said.

"I think I've felt more confident this week than I have any week," added the 33-year-old left-hander who has finished in the top-three at Augusta on each of the past three years.

You've just got to kind of play your game and not necessarily watch what everybody else is doing Chris DiMarco

DiMarco, who will form the final pairing with Mickelson, teeing off at 1900 BST, is planning to land a first major for himself.

"I'm going to play smart," said the 35-year-old. "There are certain pins you can go at, certain pins you can't go at.

"You've just got to kind of play your game and not necessarily watch what everybody else is doing."

Just three shots off the lead are German two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer and South African Ernie Els, who is looking for his first Green Jacket.

World number one Tiger Woods is probably out of contention after a third-round 75 left him nine shots off the pace.