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Lee Westwood

Lee Westwood
Personal information
NameLee Westwood
Full nameLee John Westwood
NicknameWesty
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight196 lb (88.9 kg ; 14 st)
NationalityEngland
ResidenceWorksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Career
Turned professional1993
Current toursEuropean Tour (joined 1994)
Former toursPGA Tour
Professional wins35
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour21 (tied 9th all time)
Japan Golf Tour4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament2nd: 2010
U.S. Open3rd/T3: 2008, 2011
The Open Championship3rd/T3: 2008, 2011
PGA ChampionshipT3: 2009
Achievements and awards
European Tour
Order of Merit winner
2000, 2009
European Tour
Golfer of the Year
1998, 2000, 2009

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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 every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He 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. He has represented Europe for the last seven consecutive Ryder Cups. In late 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.


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