LEE WESTWOOD

Profile & History

First played at Kilton Forest aged 13 with half set bought by grandparents two years earlier after watching Jack Nicklaus win 1986 US Masters.

Maths teacher father, John, now a 13-handicapper, took up game same time.

Scratch at 16. "My parents brought me up the right way," he said. "They made huge sacrifices; I'll always be grateful to them."

Competitive sportsman at school - enjoyed rugby, cricket and played half-winger at football. Supports Nottingham Forest, though a shareholder in Sheffield United.

Coached by former Tour player Peter Cowen. In 32 days at end of 1997 won Volvo Masters (£166,000), finished runner-up Subaru Sarazen World Cup (£144,000), won Taiheiyo Masters (£130,000), tied 21st in Dunlop Phoenix Open (£7,800) and won Australian Open (£90,000).

European Tour Career Record

 

				Position						Prize Money £
Year	Rank	Events Played	In Money	1	2	3	4-10	Stroke Average	Average Position	Official	Special Events	Total
1994	43	27	22	-	-	-	4	71.96	43.30	122,322	1,475	123,797
1995	75	30	17	-	-	-	2	72.81	64.23	80,434	5,900	86,334
1996	6	33	24	1	1	1	5	71.36	41.85	428,694	21,266	449,960
1997	3	25	20	1	2	2	5	70.29	29.00	588,718	143,8553	732,571
1998	3							69.85		814,386