Lee Westwood
| PLAYER INFORMATION |
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| Age: 39 |
| Hometown: Worksop, England |
| Birthplace: Worksop |
| Birthdate: April 24, 1973 |
| Family: Wife: Laurae (m. 1999); Children: Samuel Bevan (2001), Poppy Grace (2004) |
| Turned Professional: 1993 |
| RYDER CUP EXPERIENCE |
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| Years Played: 1997 (winners), 99, 02 (winners), 04 (winners), 06 (winners), 08, 10 (winners) |
| Total Matches: 33 |
| Career Ryder Cup Record (W-L-H): 16-11-6 |
| Singles (W-L-H): 2-5-0 |
| Foursomes (W-L-H): 7-2-4 |
| Fourballs (W-L-H): 7-4-2 |
| Total Points Won: 19 |
| Total Points Won Point %: 57.57 |
| RYDER CUP RESULTS |
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| 1997: Club de Golf Valderrama |
| Europe 14 1/2, USA 13 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Westwood/Faldo lost to Couples/Faxon (1 hole) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Faldo beat Leonard/Maggert (3 & 2) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Westwood/Faldo beat Woods/O’Meara (2 & 1) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Westwood/Faldo lost to Hoch/Maggert (2 & 1) |
| Singles: Westwood lost to Maggert (3 & 2) |
| 1999: The Country Club, Brookline |
| USA 14 1/2, Europe 13 1/2 |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Clarke lost to Sutton/Maggert (3 &2) |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Westwood/Clarke beat Duval/Woods (1 hole) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Westwood/Clarke beat Furyk/O’Meara (3 & 2) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Westwood/Clarke lost to Mickelson/Lehman (2 & 1) |
| Singles: Westwood lost to Lehman (3 & 2) |
| 2002: The Belfry |
| Europe 15 1/2, USA 12 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Westwood/Garcia beat Duval/Love III (4 & 3) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Garcia beat Woods/Calcavecchia (2 & 1) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Westwood/Garcia beat Cink/Furyk (2 & 1) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Westwood/Garcia lost to Woods/Love III (1 hole) |
| Singles: Westwood lost to Verplank (2 & 1) |
| 2004: Oakland Hills |
| USA 9 1/2, Europe 18 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Westwood/Garcia beat Toms/Furyk (5 & 3) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Garcia beat Woods/Calcavecchia (2 & 1) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Westwood/Garcia (halved) with Haas/DiMarco |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Westwood/Clarke beat Haas/DiMarco (5 & 4) |
| Singles: Westwood beat Perry (1 hole) |
| 2006: The K Club |
| Europe 18 1/2, United States 9 1/2 |
| Day 1 Fourballs:Westwood/Clarke beat Mickelson/DiMarco (1 hole) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Montgomerie (halved) with Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Westwood/Clarke beat Woods/Furyk (3 & 2) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Westwood/Montgomerie (halved) with Campbell/Taylor |
| Singles: Westwood beat DiMarco (2 holes) |
| 2008: Valhalla GC |
| Europe 11 1/2, United States 16 1/2 |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Garcia (halved) with Perry/Furyk |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Westwood/Hansen (halved) with Holmes/Weekley |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Westwood/Hansen lost to Weekley/Holmes (2 & 1) |
| Singles: Westwood lost to Curtis (2 & 1) |
| 2010: The Celtic Manor Resort |
| United States 16 1/2, Europe 11 1/2 |
| Session 1: Fourballs: Westwood/Kaymer beat Mickelson/Johnson (3 & 2) |
| Session 2: Foursomes: Westwood/Kaymer (halved) with Furyk/Fowler |
| Session 3: Foursomes: Westwood/Donald beat Stricker/Woods (6 & 5) |
| Singles: Westwood lost to Stricker (2 & 1) |
| PLAYER NOTES |
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* Established himself as a veteran of The Ryder Cup and making his eighth appearance – 1997 (winners), 99, 02 (winners), 04 (winners), 06 (winners), 08, 10 (winners) * Has won 19 points from a possible 33 in his Ryder Cup career * Equalled Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup record at Valhalla in 2008 when he made it 12 matches unbeaten * Famously teamed up with Sir Nick Faldo on his debut at Valderrama in 1997 en route to two points from four * Reached World Number One for the first time in his career in November 2010 where he stayed until the following May, having ended Tiger Woods’ five year reign at the top * Won the Race to Dubai in 2010 thanks to a course record 64 in the final round of the DP World Tour Championship to cement a six stroke victory |
| CAREER VICTORIES |
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European Tour: 21 1996 Volvo Scandinavian Masters (play-off) 1997 Volvo Masters Andalucia 1998 Deutsche Bank SAP Open - TPC of Europe, National Car Rental English Open, Standard Life Loch Lomond, Belgacom Open (play-off) 1999 TNT Dutch Open, Smurfit European Open, Canon European Masters 2000 Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe, Compaq European Grand Prix, Smurfit European Open, Volvo Scandinavian Masters, Belgacom Open 2003 BMW International Open, dunhill links championship 2007 Valle Romano Open de Andalucia, Quinn Direct British Masters 2009 Portugal Masters, Dubai World Championship presented by: DP World 2011 Ballantine's Championship 2012 Nordea Masters European Tour Approved Special Events Victories: Total 1 2000 Cisco World Match Play Championship |
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US PGA Tour Victories: Total 2 1998 Freeport McDermott Classic 2010 St Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew |
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Other: 1996 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (JPN) 1997 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (JPN), Holden Australian Open, Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open 1998 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (JPN), Dunlop Phoenix (JPN) 1999 Macau Open 2000 Dimension Data Pro-Am (RSA) 2003 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Simon Hobday) (RSA) 2010 Nebank Golf Challenge (RSA) 2011 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, Shui On Land China Golf Challenge, Thailand Golf Championship, Nedbank Golf Challenge (RSA) |
| OTHER PROFESSIONAL MATCH PLAY PERFORMANCES |
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Volvo World Match Play Championship Best finish: Winner - 2000 |
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Vivendi Seve Trophy Record Record: Played 19, Won 13, Lost 6, Halved 0, Points 13 |