Lee Westwood is a professional golfer. He is a former World No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings, a feat achieved in October 2010.

He currently plays in the LIV Tour but used to be a part of the PGA and European Tour. Other tours he has played on include the Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour, Sunshine Tour, and the PGA Tour of Australia.

Height / weight 1.83 m / 93 kg
Born 24 Apr 1973
Nationality England England
Playing Style Right Handed
Nickname Westy
Official Site www.leewestwood.golf

Westwood has a total of 44 professional wins. He has been named the European Tour Golfer of the Year four times and he has been given the European Tour Order of Merit award thrice. He has also been named the European Tour Player’s Player of the Year twice.

Player Profile and Amateur Career

Lee John Westwood, nicknamed ‘Westy’, was born on April 24, 1973, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. He currently resides in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne, and Wear – also in England.

He stands 183 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 93 kg.

As a youth, he attended the Sir Edmund Hillary Primary School and the Valley Comprehensive School. He started playing golf when he was 13 years old.

Two years after he started playing, he became the Nottinghamshire Junior Champion. He also played for England in the 1989 Boys Home Internationals.

Professional Career

Westwood turned pro in 1996, playing in the Volvo Scandinavian Masters and the Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters.

In 1997, he went on to add more wins to his name including the Malaysian Open and he was also able to successfully defend his Japan Masters title.

In 1998, Westwood was named the European Tour Golfer of the Year for the first time. He would receive the honor four more times in his career. In 2000, he was awarded the European Tour Order of Merit.

In 2009, he was also named the European Tour Players’ Player of the Year. In the same year, he made it to the Top 3 of the PGA Championships. The year before, he was also in the Top 3 of the US Open.

He would make it to the Top 2 of the Masters Tournament, his best finish in a Major, in 2010. He would repeat that finish in 2016. Also in 2010, he finished Top 2 in The Open Championship.

It was also in 2010 that he rose to the top of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In his career, he has won most of his titles on the European Tour, winning 25 in total. He has two wins on the PGA Tour.

In 2022, he was suspended from the PGA Tour for participating in an LIV Golf Series event. In May 2023, the European Tour announced that Westwood has resigned his membership.

Number of Wins by Tour

  • PGA Tour - 2
  • European Tour - 25 (8th all-time)
  • Japan Golf Tour - 4
  • Asian Tour - 8 (Tied 6th all-time)
  • Sunshine Tour - 3
  • PGA Tour of Australasia - 1
  • Other - 3

Best Results in Major Championships

  • Masters Tournament - 2nd/T2: 2010,2016
  • PGA Championship - T3: 2009
  • U.S. Open - 3rd/T3: 2008, 2011
  • The Open Championship - 2nd: 2010

Achievements and Awards

  • 1998, 2000, 2009, 2020 - EuropeanTour Golfer of the Year
  • 2000, 2009, 2020 - European TourOrder of Merit winner/Race to Dubaiwinner
  • 2009, 2020 - European Tour Players’Player of the Year

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