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- No, it's not a major, still far from it, but it's as close as it gets to one. No St. Jude Classic, no Race to Dubai victory and no Ryder Cup point could possibly match what a Players victory would mean on Westwood's resume, which would go from borderline Hall of Fame to definite Hall of Fame if he can close the deal.
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Jan 18, 2023 · • His 25 career wins on the DP World Tour puts him eighth on the all-time list. The seven golfers ahead of him are in the Hall of Fame, as is the No. 9 player on the list, José María Olazábal with 23 wins. • His 44 career wins have come in 20 different countries.
Dec 14, 2020 · Sam Torrance: Incredible Lee Westwood deserves a place in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Lee Westwood clinched a third European order of merit with his fiancee Helen Storey as caddie. The...
Oct 25, 2016 · Three current European veterans—Lee Westwood (with 42 official worldwide victories but no major), Sergio Garcia (25 including a Players) and Henrik Stenson (an Open championship and a Players...
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Apr 21, 2020 · Lee Westwood: Westwood is being kept out of the WGHOF by a couple of biases on the part of the voters. First, the Englishman hasn’t won a major.
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Westwood ended two legendary career streaks of Hall of Fame golfers in 2010. He finished atop the European Tour's Order of Merit, ending Colin Montgomerie's streak of seven consecutive crowns. And on Oct. 31, he moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, ending Tiger Woods' streak of 281 consecutive weeks as the world's top-ranked golfer.
He did two stints at No. 1 – 17 weeks from Oct. 31, 2010 to Feb. 20, 2011, and another 5 weeks from April 24 to May 22 in 2011. His 22 weeks atop No. 1 is the 16th most of the 25 golfers who have held the designation (as of this published date).
One golf statistics website lists Westwood's career starts at 713, with 2,442 rounds played. One ranking website lists him with 750 starts. Neither website includes all his professional starts across various tours and organizations. A conservative estimate is more than 765 starts and somewhere around/beyond 2,600 career rounds.
His lowest career round is the 12-under 60 shot in the opening round of the 2011 Thailand Golf Championship at Amata Spring. Westwood had 10 birdies and one eagle in setting an Asian Tour record for lowest score. His first five holes consisted of birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie. He told Sky Sports after his round: "I just wanted to get off to a q...
One stats website lists all of Westwood's match play resultsprior to joining LIV Golf. Using those numbers, then adding his two matches at the LIV Golf Miami Team Championship last October, here is his record:
During his professional career, Westwood has represented his country or his region/continent in 21 different team competitions. The most are his 11 appearances for Europe in the Ryder Cup. He's appeared in a European record 47 Ryder Cup matches.
According to the Ryder Cup, Westwood was the 118th different player to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup upon his debut in 1997. He's been teammates with 55 different European players.
His 24 points (21-20-6 record) as a Ryder Cupper ties for the third most of any player from Europe, behind only fellow LIV Golf member Sergio Garcia (28.5) and fellow Englishman Nick Faldo (25). No European player has been on more winning Ryder Cup teams than Westwood's seven.
His most frequent Ryder Cup partner is his good friend Darren Clarke; they've played eight matches together, winning six points. His next most frequent partner is Sergio Garcia with seven matches (five points).
In 2012, Westwood was appointed OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to golf. He received the honor from Queen Elizabeth during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. He told the BBC: "I can't quite believe it. You don't imagine, when you start playing the sport you love, that you will end up receiving an award for it. It's amazing, really."
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.
Mar 14, 2021 · No St. Jude Classic, no Race to Dubai victory and no Ryder Cup point could possibly match what a Players victory would mean on Westwood's resume, which would go from borderline Hall of Fame...
