Lee Westwood
| Lee Westwood OBE | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lee John Westwood |
| Nickname | Westy |
| Born |
24 April 1973 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Residence | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Spouse | Laurae Coltart Westwood (1999−2015) |
| Children | Samuel Bevan, Poppy Grace |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1993 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1994) |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 42 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| European Tour | 23 (T-8th all time) |
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
| Asian Tour | 9 |
| Sunshine Tour | 3 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | 2nd/T2: 2010, 2016 |
| U.S. Open | 3rd/T3: 2008, 2011 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 2010 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 2009 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| European Tour Order of Merit winner |
2000, 2009 |
| European Tour Golfer of the Year |
1998, 2000, 2009 |
Lee John Westwood OBE (born 24 April 1973) is 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. (Only four golfers – Player, Irwin, Langer and Graham – have won on six continents). 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 mentioned as one of the best golfers without a major championship victory, despite several near misses including three runner-up finishes.
He has represented Europe for the last ten Ryder Cups. In October 2010, Westwood became the World number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods, and becoming the first British golfer since Nick Faldo in 1994 to hold that position. He held the number one position for a total of 22 weeks.
Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood began to play golf aged 13 with a half set bought by grandparents. His father John, a mathematics teacher, took up the game at the same time to encourage his son. A talented sportsman at school, Lee played rugby, cricket and football.
Westwood 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 professional.
In 1996, Westwood 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 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.
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