Lee Westwood
Residence: Worksop, England
DOB: 24/04/1973
Lee Westwood has for many years been one of Europe’s finest golfers and is probably, like Sergio Garcia, most famous for his Ryder Cup heroics rather than his individual success. Lee began to play golf aged 13 which is quiet late the current generation of professional golfers. With a half set bought by grandparents his father John took up the game at same time to give his son encouragement.
As an amateur he won the British Youth Championship in 1993 and turned professional the same year. He is not only a talented golfer having played rugby, soccer and cricket to a high standard at school. He is one of the few golfers who have won tournaments on every continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
He won his first professional tournament - the Volvo Scandinavian Masters in 1996 and has since won another 18 times on the European Tour. The 2000 season on the European Tour was his most successful season. An astonishing 7 tournament victories which saw him win the European Order of Merit, finally knocking Colin Montgomerie off the top spot. 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.
By 2006 he was back to form and was a member of GB&I’s victorious Ryder Cup Team at the K Club where he further enhanced his superb Ryder Cup record when, for the second successive time, he remained unbeaten in all five matches.
Lee has had another remarkable year in 2008. Still focusing his attention on the European Tour he has had 12 top-10 finishes, 7 of which were in the top-3. The season started out very well as he notched up back-to-back 2nd places in his first 2 events of the year. He is currently sat in 3rd place on the European Tour Order of Merit Lee set a Ryder Cup record in 2008 when he took his unbeaten run to 12 matches to equal Arnold Palmer’s benchmark.
Lee Westwood Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by Lee Westwood throughout his career
Lee Westwood Tournament History
2008 Portugal Masters |
16-19 October - Portugal Masters - Oceânico Victoria Golf Course. Spain’s Alvaro Quiros was victorious at the Portugal Masters after holding off a determined challenge from Europe’s form player, Robert Karlsson. The 25 year old from Cadiz pocketed the €500,000 winner’s cheque - the largest of his career - after a final round 68 (a 19 under par total); he immediately dedicated his win to Seve Ballesteros, who was recovering in hospital from an operation to remove a brain tumour at the time. European Order of Merit leader Karlsson, who had begun the final round only a shot behind the Spaniard, had to settle for a share of third place after carding a 71. |
In Lee Westwood's bag...The man from Worksop continued the consistency that could see him lift a Major title in 2009. A pair of rounds in the 60’s were good enough to secure a place inside to top-20 at the Portuguese Masters. Along with Miguel Angel, Lee Westwood is one of the Faces of Ping across the world. He started with a full complement of Ping G10 woods. His irons were the Ping i10's and were complimented with a set of Ping Tour-W wedges. His putter was also from Ping and was a Redwood ZB.
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2008 Irish Open |
24-27 January - Buick Invitational - Torrey Pines. Tiger Woods joined elite company on the final day of the Buick Invitational, even though he might as well have been playing alone. He thrilled the 4-deep gallery with an improbable flop shot from the trampled grass behind the 9th green to save par. He sent Torrey Pines into delirium with a 60-foot birdie putt that started in one direction and slid into the cup from the other. He made 3 straight bogeys on the back 9, a rarity for him when he's in the lead. And none of it mattered. The outcome was never in doubt at the Buick Invitational, only the final score. A 10-foot birdie on the 18th gave Woods a 1-under 71 and an 8-shot victory, the ninth time in his career that he has won by at least that many. |
In Lee Westwood's bag...In Lee Westwoods bag at the Irish Open 2008 - where he tied 3rd - the equipment remains the same - Ping i10 irons, G10 woods - and G5i putter - although were not sure which model lurks under the putter headcover.
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2008 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
13-16 March - Arnold Palmer Invitational - Bay Hill Club and Lodge. In typical Tiger fashion, the world #1 sank a 24-foot putt on the 72nd hole at Bay Hill for his fifth consecutive win, much to the annoyance of Bart Bryant who was looking for his first win since 2005. This was his biggest challenge since this streak began 7 months ago, Woods outlasted 45-year-old Bart Bryant and won with a birdie putt on the 72nd hole for the first time in 7 years. He turned and slammed his cap to the ground, letting out a roar to celebrate his 64th career victory, tying Ben Hogan at #3 on the PGA Tour career list. |
In Lee Westwood's bag...4 fine rounds of par or better saw Lee finish inside the top-35 at this week’s WGC event. A final round 68 (-4) allowed him to climb up the leader board into a tie for 34th place and take home a very reasonable $57,500 in prize money. The quality photos keep on coming from our photographer in the US. Here we can clearly see Lee’s set up this week. The future is clearly orange as Lee was carrying a full set of Ping G10 woods (driver, 3 and 5 woods). His irons are also from Ping and were the i10 offering. He carried a set of Ping Tour-W wedges and a Ping putter, thought to be the Gi5.
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2007 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship |
4-7 October - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - St Andrews (Old Course), Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. Battling Nick Dougherty shoots 71 to hold on for a famous victory. Irish youngster Rory McIlroy hit a sparkling 68 to finish third. Aussie student Robert Coe & Scott Strange win Team Championship. |
In Lee Westwood's bag...A 68 in the 3rd round was not enough to secure a place in the field for the final round. A 74 in the second round was where the damage was done. However despite this the quality photos keep on coming from our photographer here in the UK. Here we can clearly see Lee’s set up this week. The future is clearly orange as Lee was carrying a full set of Ping G10 woods (driver, 3 and 5 woods). His irons are also from Ping and were the i10 offering. He carried a set of Ping Tour-W wedges and a Ping putter, thought to be the Gi5.
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2007 Barclays Scottish Open |
12-15 July - The Barclays Scottish Open - Loch Lomond. As the curtain raiser to the Open Championship the following week at Carnoustie, the Barclays Scottish Open attracted some of the biggest names in the world – Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Luke Donald and others all made the trip. It wasn’t, however, one of the big names who walked away with the £50,000 first prize – but a virtually unknown Frenchman - Gregory Havret - who holed a tricky 5-footer on the first extra hole to beat world no 3 Phil Mickelson in a play-off. The title also earned Havret the last remaining spot at the Open. |
In Lee Westwood's bag...In Lee Westwood's bag at Loch Lomond - a Ping Rapture 9 degree driver, Ping Rapture 5 wood, Ping G5 3 wood, Ping S58 irons and Ping Tour Black Nickel wedges.
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