Lee Westwood

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Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer.

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Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood began to play golf aged 13 with a half set bought by grandparents. Maths teacher father, John, took up game at same time to give his son encouragement. A talented sportsman at school, he played rugby, cricket and football. He had a later start at the game 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 that year.

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. His most successful year to date has been 2000 when he won 7 tournaments worldwide and was ranked first on the European Order of Merit, ending Colin Montgomerie's long run of European Tour dominance.

Westwood took a significant break from the game following the birth of son Samuel Bevan in 2001, and together with a restructuring of his swing under David Leadbetter, led to him being out of contention in tournaments until his 2003 victory in Germany, his 25th worldwide.

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 the holder.) Europe would eventually win 18½–9½. He and Darren Clarke were the wildcard selections in 2006[1] and Westwood justified his selection by not losing a game, a feat he had also achieved in 2004.

Westwood is represented by International Sports Management.

Westwood married Laurae Coltart, sister of Scottish Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart, in January 1999, and the couple have two children: Samuel Bevan (born 2001), Poppy Grace (born 2004)

His interests include films, snooker, cars; and he is a big football fan who supports Nottingham Forest.

  • 1990 Peter McEvoy Trophy
  • 1992 Lagonda Trophy
  • 1993 British Youths Championship, Leven Gold Medal

  • 1996 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
  • 1997 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
  • 1998 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters, Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Masters DNP DNP T24 44 T6 CUT DNP 44 DNP DNP CUT CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP T19 T7 CUT T5 CUT DNP DNP T36 T33 DNP
The Open Championship T96 CUT T10 T64 T18 T64 T47 CUT CUT 4 CUT T31
PGA Championship DNP DNP T29 CUT T16 T15 T44 CUT CUT CUT T17 T29

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

  • Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997 (winners), 1999, 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners)
  • Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  • The Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners)
  • Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2007 (winners)

  1. ^ "Clarke and Westwood confirmed as Ryder Cup wildcards", Irish Independent, 2006-09-03.

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