Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood
Lee John Westwood OBEis an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Australia – including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.. Westwood was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000 and 2009 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 Race to Dubai. Westwood has frequently been...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth24 April 1973
masters putt week win
The story of the week is you have got to putt well to win the Masters and I haven't putted well.
dad few hours looks
My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.'
best mentally switched
Probably the best caddies are the smartest ones and the ones that are switched on mentally more than some of the others maybe.
fairly feels hardly injured weeks
Yeah, two or three weeks ago I was fairly snappy. I've never been injured before and this year it feels like I've hardly played.
again fit future good hopefully horses near paid race sure
Race horses are like golfers, you're never sure how they're going to come out of the stalls. It's just - hopefully the horses come out of the race all right, just fit and ready to go again in the near future, but 3rd was good. It's paid for its hay.
came few finished masters nor putt round third weeks
Even when I finished third at the U.S. Open a few weeks back, I didn't putt very well, nor in the last round of last year's Masters when Mickelson won, nor last year's Open at Turnberry, where I came second.
good life
Yeah, I feel good. Good about my game and my life.
tired mean differences
I'm heavier, but with muscle rather than flab. It's a massive difference. It means I don't get as tired sometimes and it means that I'm hitting the ball a lot farther, about 15 yards more with my driver.
winning people world
People confuse being world No. 1 with winning a Major championship.
dad congratulations world
My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.
consistency week shows
I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.
dad winning nuts
Listen, everything I did in my childhood was competitive. Everything we did my dad made it into a game to win. We used to drive my mum nuts.
giving-up benefits littles
Now I'm giving up a little in the week-to-week tournaments but reaping the benefits in the majors.
people different mature
People mature at different stages and I feel I'm learning a lot.