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Lee Westwood withdraws from Seve Trophy

Lee Westwood has pulled out of Paul McGinley’s Britain & Ireland team for this month’s Seve Trophy against Thomas Bjorn’s Continental Europe.

“Paul was obviously disappointed but understood why,” Westwood told reporters at the Mercedes Masters on Wednesday.

“It’s a sensible week to take off. The winnings don’t count towards the money-list (Race to Dubai) and I could play 36 holes in a day. I need my weeks off now at 36 (years old).”

Westwood, the 2000 European number one, is targeting a second order of merit. He is fourth in the Race to Dubai. Continental Europe will be without Germany’s Martin Kaymer, the leader of the money-list, who is still recuperating from the broken toes he suffered in a karting accident last month. The Seve Trophy takes place from Sept. 24-27 at the Saint-Nom-la-Breteche course in Paris.

September 10, 2009