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
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.'
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.
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.
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.
winning panic majors
Just because I keep getting close and don't win these Majors, I must not panic.
athlete golf golfers
I'm a golfer - not an athlete.
success golf games
It's such a psychological and mental game, golf, that the smallest wrong thing at the wrong time can distract you from what you're trying to achieve.
play good-enough knows
I know I'm good enough to contend in each and every major I play.
events asian being-played
The Singapore Open is the flagship event of the Asian Tour, it is a massive event and it is being played in a great place. I love coming here and it is good to be back.
winning people world
People confuse being world No. 1 with winning a Major championship.
golf tennis over-you
You're the only one in control over your golf ball. It's not like tennis: you're hitting a shot and somebody's hitting it back at you.
years lasts hitting
I'm hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.
months inches eighteen
Eighteen months ago I weighed 95kg and had a 40-inch waist. Now the waist is down to 34 inches and I weigh nearly 98kg.
years lasts week
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.