Casey still laughing about caddie giving him wrong pin positions

MEXICO CITY – Paul Casey roared out to a dream start on Saturday at the WGC-Mexico Championship, 3 under through three holes after an eagle at the par-5 11th followed by a birdie at the drivable par-4 12th hole.

That’s when things became interesting.

Casey explained that on his first three holes of Round 2 at Club de Golf Chapultepec, he and his caddie Johnny “Long Socks” McLaren had played to “spots” on the green, not necessarily to hole locations.

It wasn’t until the duo stepped to the par-3 13th tee that they realized something was wrong. After studying his yardage book and pin sheet, McLaren told Casey he needed to land his tee shot 13 paces onto the green but Casey explained that would be…