Lee Westwood
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Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer.
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Career outline
Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood began to play golf aged 13, which is later than many future tournament professionals, but less than two years later he was the junior champion of Nottinghamshire. In 1990 he won his first amateur tournament, the Peter McEvoy Trophy. In 1993 he won the British Youth Championship and turned pro.
In 1996 he won his first professional tournament, the Volvo Scandinavian Masters, closely followed by the Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Japan. His success continued in 1997 defending his Japanese title and winning the Benson & Hedges Malaysian open, the Volvo Masters in Spain and the Holden Australian Open, beating Greg Norman in a playoff. He also partnered with Nick Faldo in the Ryder Cup this year.
As of June 2005 Westwood has won 16 events on the European Tour and has also won tournaments in North America, Africa, Asia and Australia. His Official World Golf Ranking peaked at 4th, but he has made relatively little impact in the major championships.
In the 2004 Ryder Cup, Westwood sank the putt which took Europe's points tally to 14 and thereby ensured that it would retain the Cup. (If the matches had finished 14–14, Europe would have retained the Cup as defending champions.) Europe would eventually win 18½–9½.
European Tour wins
- 1996 Volvo Scandinavian Masters
- 1997 Volvo Masters Andalucia
- 1998 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open-TPC of Europe, National Car Rental English Open, The Standard Life Loch Lomond, Belgacom Open
- 1999 TNT Dutch Open, Smurfit European Open, Canon European Masters
- 2000 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe, Compaq European Grand Prix, Smurfit European Open, Volvo Scandinavian Masters, Belgacom Open
- 2003 BMW International Open, Dunhill Links Championship
Other professional wins
- 1996 Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (Japan)
- 1997 Malaysian Open, Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (Japan), Holden Australian Open
- 1998 Freeport McDermott Classic (PGA Tour), Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (Japan), Dunlop Phoenix (Japan)
- 1999 Macau Open
- 2000 Dimension Data Pro-Am (South Africa), Cisco World Match Play Championship (England - not an official European Tour event at that time)
- 2003 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Simon Hobday)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | T24 | 44 | T6 | CUT | CUT | 44 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T19 | T7 | CUT | T5 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T36 | T33 |
| The Open Championship | T96 | CUT | T10 | T64 | T18 | T64 | T47 | CUT | CUT | 4 | |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T29 | CUT | T16 | T15 | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup: 1997 (winners), 1999, 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- The Seve Trophy: 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners)
Amateur wins
- 1990 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- 1992 Lagonda Trophy
- 1993 British Youths Championship, Leven Gold Medal
External links
- Official site (http://www.westyuk.com/)
- Profile on the PGA Tour's official site (http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlayerNo=9486)no:Lee Westwood