Happy “Speechless”
Author: sylvia
36-year-old Lee Westwood shed tears of joy after scooping the biggest jackpot in European Tour history with what he rated the best performance of his career.
He returns home to Worksop richer by more than £1.6million after a simply majestic Dubai World Championship and Order of Merit double. With a £744,180 tournament first prize and a further £893,016 from a bonus pool for the top 15 money winners, Westwood finished the year with a record total of almost £3.8million.
“I’m a bit speechless really,” he said after compiling an incredible 23-under-par total over the second longest lay-out ever on the circuit. “In all fairness I think that’s about as good as I’ve ever played under this pressure.”
He added: “It’s definitely the biggest moment of my golfing life to date. I knew that before I set out and it gives me a lot of confidence that I was able to hold myself together – until now.”
With that the world number four’s eyes welled up with the emotion of it all.
Nine years after coming from behind Darren Clarke to take the money list crown, Westwood this time left another stablemate – Rory McIlroy – to reflect on what might have been.
The 20-year-old entered the final event more than £114,000 ahead and finished third, but impressive though that was from one so young, Westwood was in a different class when it mattered most.
THE LEE WESTWOOD FACTFILE:
1973: Born April 24, in Worksop
1989: Wins England boy cap.
1993: Wins British Youth Championship, turns professional.
1996: Lands first European Tour title at Scandinavian Masters, also wins in Japan.
1997: Makes Ryder Cup debut, claims Volvo Masters title and also wins in Japan and Australia.
1998: Four European Tour wins, two in Japan and clinches first US PGA Tour victory in New Orleans.
1999: Marries Laurae Coltart, sister of Ryder Cup team-mate Andrew. Secures three wins in Europe and finishes sixth at The Masters.
2000: Earns six wins, including World Match Play at Wentworth and becomes European number one.
2001: Son Samuel born, reaches career-high number four in the world rankings, but no tournament wins.
2002: Slump continues and drops outside world top 250, but helps Europe regain Ryder Cup.
2003: Ends three-year title drought in Germany and adds Dunhill Links title.
2004: Daughter Poppy born. Fails to win a tournament.
2006: No wins for third year in succession, but as Ryder Cup wildcard is part of another winning team.
2007: Ends long run without a title in Spain, adds British Masters.
2008: Misses US Open play-off by one shot at Torrey Pines. Equals Arnold Palmer’s record of 12 Ryder Cup games without defeat.
2009: Misses Open play-off by one after last-hole bogey at Turnberry and finishes third in US PGA as well, but regains European number one spot by winning two of his last five events, including Dubai World Championship.
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