Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood OBE | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Lee John Westwood |
Nickname | Westy[1] |
Born | Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England | 24 April 1973
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England |
Spouse | Laurae Coltart
(m. 1999; div. 2015)Helen Storey (m. 2021) |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1993 |
Current tour(s) |
Lee John Westwood
Westwood has represented Europe in ten Ryder Cups. In October 2010, he became the world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, 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.[6] Westwood and fellow countryman Luke Donald share the distinction of reaching the number one world ranking despite never winning a major. He holds the record of playing in the most major championships without winning one. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname Westy.
Early life
Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood attended Sir Edmund Hillary Primary School and Valley Comprehensive School (now an Outwood Grange Academies Trust school) in his youth.[7] He has family and heritage in South Wales. Westwood began to play golf aged 13 with a half set bought by grandparents. His father John, a mathematics teacher, took up the game at the same time to encourage his son. A talented sportsman at school, Lee played rugby, cricket and football.
Westwood had a later start at the game than many future tournament professionals, but less than two years later he was the junior champion of
Professional career
In 1996, Westwood won his first professional tournament, the
Westwood has won 25 events on the
Westwood returned to the winners circle in
In 2009, Westwood had two further 3rd-place finishes at major championships, in
Westwood has played in the Gary Player Invitational charity event several times to assist Player raise money for children in need around the world. Westwood earned a career-best second place at the
In May 2011, Westwood contested a playoff at the BMW PGA Championship with fellow Englishman and at the time world number two Luke Donald. On the par five 18th, Donald hit his approach shot into the green leaving six feet for birdie. Westwood attempted to follow him in close to the hole but got too much backspin on his pitch and the ball spun back into the water hazard. Westwood eventually chipped up from the drop zone and went on to make double bogey. Donald then holed his birdie putt to win the championship and in the process became the new world number one.[17]
In June 2011, Westwood equalled his best performance at the U.S. Open finishing in a tie for third place at Congressional CC, an event which was dominated by Rory McIlroy. This was the fourth time in his career that Westwood had finished third in a major. In December 2011, Westwood shot the lowest round of his career, a 60, at the Thailand Golf Championship.[18] He followed that up with a 64 to equal the lowest 36-hole total on the Asian Tour[19] and won the tournament by seven shots.[20]
Westwood rejoined the
Westwood continued his fine run of performances in the major championships with a tied third finish at the
At the 2012 U.S. Open, Westwood was in contention again after firing a three-under-par round of 67 in the third round to position himself three strokes behind the leaders. During the final round, Westwood lost his ball in a tree on the par-four fifth hole after his drive clattered into the pines. The ball was declared lost and he had to play his third shot from the tee, resulting in a double-bogey six which effectively ended his challenge. He finished in a tie for 10th.
In the 2013 Open Championship, Westwood led after 54 holes by two strokes over Hunter Mahan and Tiger Woods. They were the only three players in the field under par for the tournament. Westwood shot a four-over-par 75 in his final round to finish in a tie for third, four strokes back at one-over-par. Phil Mickelson went on to win the tournament with a total of three-under-par, the only player to complete the tournament under par. This was the second time Westwood had taken the lead into the final round of a major championship, with the other being in the 2010 Masters, which Mickelson also won. Westwood has now finished in the top-three eight times in majors without ever winning one.
In April 2015, Westwood won the
At the 2016 Masters, Westwood finished joint runner-up with Jordan Spieth, three strokes behind winner Danny Willett. He was briefly only one stroke off the lead during the final round following an eagle on the par five 15th, but bogeyed the 16th to end his chances. This was the third time Westwood has finished as runner-up in a major championship. At the 2016 U.S. Open, Westwood was again near the top of the leaderboard after the first three rounds, but playing in the penultimate group during the final round he fell away badly shooting a round 80 (+10) to finish T32.
Westwood holds the record for most major championship appearances without winning, surpassing Jay Haas at the 2021 Open Championship, his 88th major.[24]
In an interview with CNN in November 2017, Westwood spoke of his desire to go into the golf course design industry once he had finished playing, saying he would vow to make courses "more playable and enjoyable".[25]
On 11 November 2018, Westwood fired an eight-under 64 to storm to a three-shot victory in the
In July 2019, Westwood finished tied for fourth in the 2019
In January 2020, Westwood won the
In March 2021, Westwood held the 54-hole lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He eventually missed out by one shot to Bryson DeChambeau. This was his best result on the PGA Tour since his tied for second place at the 2016 Masters.[32] The following week, Westwood again held the 54-hole lead at a PGA Tour event; The Players Championship. He shot an even-par 72 and finished second by one shot to eventual champion Justin Thomas. He won more than $1.6 million for this finish, the largest official cheque of his career to date.[33]
In June 2022, Westwood was suspended from the PGA Tour for playing in a LIV Golf event.[34] In May 2023, the European Tour announced that he had resigned his membership of the tour.[35]
In April 2023, Westwood turned 50 and became age eligible for senior golf. He applied for entry to the 2023 Senior Open Championship, to be played in late July and for which he had fulfilled several exemption categories. However, in June he was denied entry due to outstanding fines to the European Tour, related to breaching conflicting tournament regulations.[36]
World ranking
Westwood first reached the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking in July 1998[37] and spent a total of 160 weeks in the top 10 between then and August 2001.[38]
Westwood dropped out of top 100 in mid-2002. Returning to the top 100 in late 2003, Westwood's ranking remained in the 20 to 80 range from 2004 and 2007. Early in 2008 he returned to the top 20 where he has remained since. He returned to the top 10 briefly at the end of the 2008 season and again after the 2009 PGA Championship.[39]
On 31 October 2010, Westwood became the
Ryder Cup
Westwood made his Ryder Cup debut in
In the 2004 Ryder Cup, Westwood sank the putt which took Europe's points tally to 14 and thereby ensured that they retained the Cup. Europe eventually won 18½–9½. It was his first victory in singles. He and Darren Clarke were the wildcard selections in 2006[45] and Westwood justified his selection by not losing a game, a feat he had also achieved in 2004. He is the eighth most successful European golfer on points scored, with the second highest scoring rate.[46]
During the 2008 Matches, Westwood sat out for the first session in his Ryder Cup career during the matches after a controversial decision by captain Nick Faldo. The European Team ended up losing to the U.S. 16½–11½.[47] In October 2010, Westwood was a member of the European team that won the 2010 Ryder Cup with a one-point win over the USA.[48]
For the 2012 and 2014 tournaments, Westwood was once again a member of winning teams, with Europe beating USA at Medinah Country Club and Gleneagles.[49] In 2016, his friend Darren Clarke was captain and he was once again chosen as a wildcard, this time part of a losing team for the first time since 2008.[50]
In 2018, Thomas Bjørn selected Westwood as one of his five vice-captains for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, alongside Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Pádraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson.[51]
In September 2021, Westwood played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Westwood went 1–2–0 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Harris English.
He is the European player who has the greatest number of appearances in Ryder Cup winning teams (7 wins, 4 losses).
- Singles: played 11, won 4, lost 7, halved 0
- Foursomes: played 20, won 9, lost 7, halved 4
- Fourballs: played 16, won 8, lost 6, halved 2[52]
Personal life
Westwood married Laurae Coltart, the sister of Scottish Ryder Cup player
He is good friends with fellow Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke and from April 2006 he co-owned a private jet with him.[56]
In 2007, Westwood was presented with an Honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Nottingham Trent University.[57] The University named its sports hall after the golfer in October 2010.[57] He announced the creation of the Lee Westwood Golf School in 2010, which offers young golfers the ability to combine golf training with their education as part of their school life. In addition, since 2010 Westwood has created a Junior Lee Westwood Golf Tour and Lee Westwood Golf Camps.[58] In recognition of his work with young golfers, he was awarded with the Golf Foundation's 'Spirit of Golf' Award just before the Open Championship, an award which was previously held by Gary Player and Tony Jacklin.[59]
Westwood's major passion is horse racing, in which he has had an interest in several successful horses, including Hoof It which won the Stewards Cup twice. Other interests include films, snooker and cars. He is a keen football fan who supports Nottingham Forest. He also supports and sponsors his local semi professional side Worksop Town FC.[60] Westwood is a follower of Dumfries based football club Queen of the South,[61] most likely due to having Andrew Coltart as a former brother-in-law, who himself is a passionate supporter of the Scottish club.[62]
Westwood was appointed
Amateur wins
- 1991 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- 1992 Lagonda Trophy
- 1993 British Youths Open Amateur Championship, Leven Gold Medal
Professional wins (44)
PGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 Apr 1998 | Freeport-McDermott Classic
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−15 (69-68-67-69=273) | 3 strokes | Steve Flesch |
2 | 13 Jun 2010 | St. Jude Classic | −10 (63-68-71-68=270) | Playoff | Robert Garrigus, Robert Karlsson |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2010 | St. Jude Classic | Robert Garrigus, Robert Karlsson | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Garrigus eliminated by par on first hole |
European Tour wins (25)
Legend |
Tour Championships (2) |
Rolex Series (2) |
Other European Tour (21) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 Aug 1996 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters
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−7 (69-75-69-68=281) | Playoff | Paul Broadhurst, Russell Claydon |
2 | 2 Nov 1997 | Volvo Masters | −16 (65-67-68=200)* | 3 strokes | Pádraig Harrington |
3 | 1 Jun 1998 | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
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−23 (69-69-61-66=265) | 1 stroke | Darren Clarke |
4 | 7 Jun 1998 | National Car Rental English Open
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−17 (68-68-67-68=271) | 2 strokes | Greg Chalmers, Olle Karlsson |
5 | 11 Jul 1998 | Standard Life Loch Lomond
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−8 (69-69-68-70=276) | 4 strokes | Robert Allenby, Dennis Edlund, David Howell, Gary Orr, Eduardo Romero, Ian Woosnam |
6 | 4 Oct 1998 | Belgacom Open
|
−16 (67-68-67-66=268) | Playoff | Freddie Jacobson |
7 | 25 Jul 1999 | TNT Dutch Open
|
−15 (72-68-66-63=269) | 1 stroke | Gary Orr |
8 | 2 Aug 1999 | Smurfit European Open
|
−17 (69-67-70-65=271) | 3 strokes | Darren Clarke, Peter O'Malley |
9 | 5 Sep 1999 | Canon European Masters
|
−14 (69-69-67-65=270) | 2 strokes | Thomas Bjørn |
10 | 21 May 2000 | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe (2)
|
−15 (71-69-69-64=273) | 3 strokes | Emanuele Canonica |
11 | 25 Jun 2000 | Compaq European Grand Prix
|
−12 (68-68-70-70=276) | 3 strokes | Freddie Jacobson |
12 | 9 Jul 2000 | Smurfit European Open (2)
|
−12 (71-68-71-66=276) | 1 stroke | Ángel Cabrera |
13 | 6 Aug 2000 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters (2)
|
−14 (63-67-69-71=270) | 3 strokes | Michael Campbell |
14 | 24 Sep 2000 | Belgacom Open (2)
|
−18 (65-69-67-65=266) | 4 strokes | Eduardo Romero |
15 | 31 Aug 2003 | BMW International Open | −19 (65-68-70-66=269) | 3 strokes | Alex Čejka |
16 | 28 Sep 2003 | Dunhill Links Championship
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−21 (70-68-62-67=267) | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
17 | 13 May 2007 | Valle Romano Open de Andalucía
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−20 (72-64-65-67=268) | 2 strokes | Fredrik Andersson Hed, Phillip Archer |
18 | 23 Sep 2007 | Quinn Direct British Masters
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−15 (68-70-70-65=273) | 5 strokes | Ian Poulter |
19 | 18 Oct 2009 | Portugal Masters | −23 (66-67-66-66=265) | 2 strokes | Francesco Molinari |
20 | 22 Nov 2009 | Dubai World Championship
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−23 (66-69-66-64=265) | 6 strokes | Ross McGowan |
21 | 1 May 2011 | Ballantine's Championship1,2 | −12 (72-68-69-67=276) | 1 stroke | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
22 | 9 Jun 2012 | Nordea Masters (3)
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−19 (68-64-68-69=269) | 5 strokes | Ross Fisher |
23 | 20 Apr 2014 | Maybank Malaysian Open 1
|
−18 (65-66-71-68=270) | 7 strokes | Nicolas Colsaerts, Louis Oosthuizen, Bernd Wiesberger |
24 | 11 Nov 2018 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | −15 (71-69-69-64=273) | 3 strokes | Sergio García |
25 | 19 Jan 2020 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
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−19 (69-68-65-67=269) | 2 strokes | Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Victor Perez |
*Note: The 1997 Volvo Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
European Tour playoff record (2–6)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters
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Paul Broadhurst, Russell Claydon | Won with birdie on second extra hole Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1998 | Belgacom Open
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Freddie Jacobson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2007 | HSBC Champions
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Ross Fisher, Phil Mickelson | Mickelson won with birdie on second extra hole |
4 | 2008 | Quinn Insurance British Masters
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Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Lost to par on third extra hole |
5 | 2009 | Open de France Alstom
|
Martin Kaymer | Lost to par on first extra hole |
6 | 2010 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic
|
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Lost to par on third extra hole |
7 | 2011 | BMW PGA Championship | Luke Donald | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
8 | 2018 | Made in Denmark | Steven Brown, Jonathan Thomson, Matt Wallace |
Wallace won with birdie on second extra hole Thomson and Westwood eliminated by birdie on first hole |
PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 Nov 1996 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
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−10 (68-70-68=206)* | Playoff | Costantino Rocca, Jeff Sluman |
2 | 16 Nov 1997 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2)
|
−16 (68-68-65-71=272) | 1 stroke | Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki |
3 | 15 Nov 1998 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (3)
|
−13 (72-67-67-69=275) | 2 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
4 | 22 Nov 1998 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −13 (68-67-66-70=271) | 3 strokes | Darren Clarke |
*Note: The 1996 Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1996 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
|
Costantino Rocca, Jeff Sluman | Won with par on fourth extra hole Sluman eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Asian Tour wins (8)
Legend |
Flagship events (2) |
Other Asian Tour (6) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 Apr 1999 | Macau Open | −9 (66-69-70-70=275) | Playoff | Andrew Pitts |
2 | 24 Apr 2011 | Indonesian Masters | −19 (68-66-66-69=269) | 3 strokes | Thongchai Jaidee |
3 | 1 May 2011 | Ballantine's Championship1,2 | −12 (72-68-69-67=276) | 1 stroke | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
4 | 18 Dec 2011 | Thailand Golf Championship | −22 (60-64-73-69=266) | 7 strokes | Charl Schwartzel |
5 | 22 Apr 2012 | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters (2)
|
−16 (65-68-65-74=272) | 2 strokes | Thaworn Wiratchant |
6 | 20 Apr 2014 | Maybank Malaysian Open 1
|
−18 (65-66-71-68=270) | 7 strokes | Nicolas Colsaerts, Louis Oosthuizen, Bernd Wiesberger |
7 | 14 Dec 2014 | Thailand Golf Championship (2) | −8 (70-71-72-67=280) | 1 stroke | Marcus Fraser, Martin Kaymer |
8 | 26 Apr 2015 | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters (3)
|
−7 (69-74-65-73=281) | Playoff | Chapchai Nirat |
1Co-sanctioned by the
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1999 | Macau Open | Andrew Pitts | Won with par on second extra hole |
2 | 2015 | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters
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Chapchai Nirat | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 Mar 1997 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
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−14 (64-72-69-69=274) | 2 strokes | Larry Barber |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1998 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
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Ed Fryatt | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 Feb 2000 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −14 (68-67-69-70=274) | 5 strokes | Tom Gillis |
2 | 9 Dec 2010 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | −17 (68-64-71-68=271) | 8 strokes | Tim Clark |
3 | 7 Dec 2011 | Nedbank Golf Challenge (2) | −15 (68-70-62-73=273) | 2 strokes | Robert Karlsson |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
Legend |
Flagship events (1) |
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 Nov 1997 | Holden Australian Open
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−14 (68-66-68-72=274) | Playoff | Greg Norman |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1997 | Holden Australian Open
|
Greg Norman | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 Oct 2000 | Cisco World Match Play Championship
|
38 holes | Colin Montgomerie | |
2 | 16 Nov 2003 | Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Simon Hobday) |
−15 (65-64=129) | 2 strokes | Hugh Baiocchi and Tim Clark |
Other playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2000 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Ernie Els | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T24 | 44 | T6 | ||
U.S. Open | T19 | T7 | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | T96 | CUT | T10 | T64 | T18 |
PGA Championship | T29 | CUT | T16 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | 44 | CUT | CUT | T30 | T11 | 43 | |||
U.S. Open | T5 | CUT | T36 | T33 | T36 | 3 | T23 | |||
The Open Championship | T64 | T47 | CUT | CUT | 4 | CUT | T31 | T35 | T67 | T3 |
PGA Championship | T15 | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T17 | T29 | T32 | CUT | T3 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 2 | T11 | T3 | T8 | 7 | T46 | T2 | T18 | |
U.S. Open | T16 | T3 | T10 | T15 | CUT | T50 | T32 | T55 | |
The Open Championship | 2 | CUT | T45 | T3 | CUT | T49 | T22 | T27 | T61 |
PGA Championship | T8 | CUT | T33 | T15 | T43 | 85 | T67 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T38 | CUT | T14 | |
PGA Championship | CUT | T71 | CUT | |
U.S. Open | T13 | T46 | ||
The Open Championship | T4 | NT | T59 | T34 |
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 17 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 15 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 17 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 21 |
Totals | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 91 | 70 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (2014 PGA – 2018 Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T5 | T6 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T48 | CUT | CUT | T22 | T38 | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T4 | T61 | T8 | T6 | CUT | T65 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | C | 2 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship
|
T4 | 2 | NT1 | T35 | T13 | T51 | T32 | T34 | T61 | T30 | T18 | T29 | T25 | T34 | T12 | T28 | T33 | ||||
Match Play
|
R64 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 | 4 | R64 | R64 | R16 | T38 | T17 | T56 | |||
Invitational
|
T33 | T20 | WD | T15 | T46 | T9 | T24 | WD | T22 | T2 | 9 | WD | T9 | 70 | T40 | T19 | T17 | T47 | |||
Champions | T8 | 2 | T13 | T6 | T55 | T20 | T51 | 29 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Championship
|
T22 | T61 | |
Match Play
|
NT2 | T18 | T35 |
Invitational
|
T31 | ||
Champions | NT2 | NT2 | NT2 |
1Cancelled due to
2Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
Career earnings and year-end ranking by year
Season | PGA Tour ($) | Rank | European Tour (€)[64] |
Rank | OWGR | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avg. points | Rank | ||||||||||||||||
1994 | 171,251 | 43 | 1.04 | 252 | |||||||||||||
1995 | 6,380 | 266 | 112,608 | 75 | 0.67 | 258 | |||||||||||
1996 | 600,171 | 6 | 2.45 | 64 | |||||||||||||
1997 | 155,645 | 138 | 824,205 | 3 | 5.26 | 23 | |||||||||||
1998 | 599,586 | 46 | 1,140,141 | 3 | 8.65 | 8 | |||||||||||
1999 | 384,097 | 106 | 1,320,805 | 2 | 7.85 | 6 | |||||||||||
2000 | 293,303 | n/a† | 3,125,147 | 1 | 9.46 | 5 | |||||||||||
2001 | 76,821 | n/a† | 390,613 | 52 | 3.26 | 28 | |||||||||||
2002 | 94,710 | n/a† | 308,339 | 75 | 0.84 | 182 | |||||||||||
2003 | 63,590 | n/a† | 1,330,713 | 7 | 2.00 | 65 | |||||||||||
2004 | 526,899 | n/a† | 1,592,766 | 7 | 3.21 | 24 | |||||||||||
2005 | 501,267 | 142 | 724,865 | 27 | 2.57 | 41 | |||||||||||
2006 | 630,566 | 130 | 960,304 | 24 | 2.39 | 49 | |||||||||||
2007 | 288,280 | 177 | 1,420,327 | 10 | 3.27 | 23 | |||||||||||
2008 | 1,550,880 | 57 | 2,424,642 | 3 | 4.73 | 10 | |||||||||||
2009 | 1,085,414 | n/a† | 4,237,762 | 1 | 6.60 | 4 | |||||||||||
2010 | 3,399,954 | n/a† | 3,222,423 | 3 | 9.24 | 1 | |||||||||||
2011 | 970,446 | n/a† | 2,439,601 | 5 | 8.06 | 2 | |||||||||||
2012 | 3,016,569 | 24 | 1,671,456 | 12 | 6.03 | 7 | |||||||||||
2013 | 2,081,731 | 31 | 1,299,694 | 15 | 3.69 | 25 | |||||||||||
2014 | 1,223,104 | 85 | 1,072,448 | 27 | 3.28 | 26 | |||||||||||
2015 | 946,628 | 108 | 936,845 | 38 | 2.58 | 50 | |||||||||||
2016 | 1,026,810 | n/a† | 1,828,802 | 13 | 2.64 | 42 | |||||||||||
2017 | 280,266 | n/a† | 1,239,846 | 28 | 2.01 | 64 | |||||||||||
2018 | 37,637 | n/a† | 1,908,089 | 17 | 2.05 | 62 | |||||||||||
2019 | 503,500 | n/a† | 1,226,289 | 36 | 2.03 | 59 | |||||||||||
2020 | 280,000 | n/a† | 2,279,736 | 1 | 6.36 | 36 | |||||||||||
2021 | 3,435,368 | 30 | 384,456 | 107 | 5.379 | 37 | |||||||||||
Total* | 23,459,451 | 71 | 38,427,980 | 1 |
*As of 2021 seasons.
†Non-member earnings.
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 1990, 1991[65][66]
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990 (winners), 1991 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997 (winners), 1999, 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners), 2008, 2010 (winners), 2012 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2016, 2021
1997 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2021 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2011 (winners)
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2007 (winners)
- EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
See also
References
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External links
- Official website
- Lee Westwood at the European Tour official site
- Lee Westwood at the PGA Tour official site
- Lee Westwood at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Lee Westwood at the Official World Golf Ranking official site