Drew Casen

Drew Ara Casen (born July 6, 1950) is a top 50 ranked professional bridge player.

He is a native of Forest Hills and was raised in the Lenox Hills neighborhood of Farmingdale which abuts Bethpage State Park golf course, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open and the 2019 PGA Championship. Casen took full advantage of this and became a winning Long Island golf star in high school until a sports-related injury sidelined him. His paternal grandmother had taught him card games in his early childhood, so he decided to develop his skills in this area so as to remain in competitive pursuits.

He is an accountant by formal training, his former careers being the budget director at NYU Medical School and options trading at the NY Stock Exchange. He is an all-around expert games player and has excelled in such games as bridge, poker, backgammon, golf, and bowling.

Casen is an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master and a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World International Master.

Awards Herman Trophy 2006

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (7) Baze Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2010, 2018 Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2016, 2018 North American Swiss Teams (1) 2001 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1992 Master Mixed Teams (1) 1983 Other notable wins: Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 2007 Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1987 Goldman Pairs (1) 1984 USBF Senior Team Trials 2023

Runners-up Rosenblum Cup (1) 1990 North American Bridge Championships (16) Baze Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2011, 2016 Vanderbilt (3) 1987, 2000, 2005 Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2006 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1982, 1988 North American Swiss Teams (1) 2003 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1990 North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1986 Mixed Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2006 Blue Ribbon Pairs (2) 1982, 2006 Open Pairs I (1) 1993 IMP Pairs (1) 1990 United States Bridge Championships (2) Open Team Trials (1) 2000 Senior Team Trials (1) 2008 Other notable 2nd places: Reisinger Knockout Teams (1) 1988 Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 2007