Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer.
Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood began to play golf aged 13. 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 pro.
In 1996 he 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 Benson & Hedges 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 this year.
As of 2001 he had won 24 professional tournaments and was ranked 13th in the world.
In the 2004 Ryder Cup, Westwood sank the putt that ensured that Europe would retain the Cup, giving Europe 14 points. (If the Ryder Cup finishes 14?14, the current holder, in this case Europe, retains the Cup.) Europe would eventually win 18½?9½.
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