Westwood Wins At The Belfry
Congratulations Lee Westwood for his triumph at the weekend. The man The Foozler routinely mistakes for Radio One’s rap DJ Tim Westwood posted a 15 under par 273 to take the Quinn Direct British Masters ahead of fellow golf punk Ian Poulter.
At the scene of his 2002 Ryder Cup heroics Westwood secured his 18th European Tour title with a blistering 65 yesterday to win by five shots. We hope that’s made up for the disappointment of losing his '00' status in GP26.
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"That's the way it goes down, were getting ready to jump off. Exactly, dropping bombs (and so on)"
“Lee Westwood renewed his love affair with The Belfry after he won the Quinn Direct British Masters with a flawless final round of seven under par 65 to claim a victory he described as being “right up there with winning the Ryder Cup here in 2002
After winning three points for Europe and Captain Sam Torrance in their 15 1⁄2 to 12 1⁄2 success over the USA five years ago at The Belfry, Westwood gave himself more memories to cherish from the Brabazon Course as he secured his 18th European Tour title in style.
Westwood’s 15 under par 273 total secured a five shot triumph from fellow countryman Ian Poulter, who shot 70 for a ten under par 278 total and admitted he had been floored by his rival’s birdie-eagle run on holes 16 and 17.
Fellow Worksop resident and Westwood’s good friend, overnight leader Mark Foster, shot 73 and finished third on nine under par 279.
Both Foster and Poulter threatened during an enthralling final round tussle between the trio, but Westwood pulled clear down the stretch – and the manner of his triumph was emphatic.
A packed 18th hole, from fairway to greenside grandstand, cheered Westwood home, and the delighted golfer said: “I am feeling very happy. I’ve had some special moments in my career here – and this one is right up there. I don’t think I’ve ever been clapped the entire length of the final hole, which is obviously very, very special.”
On his round, he continued: “I barely put a foot wrong out there and made some key putts when I needed to on the back nine.
“On the 16th, I holed a big 35 footer like that in the 2002 Ryder Cup against Tiger and Davis, and I said that to Alastair my caddie after it went in. We went on to lose that match in the last two holes, but this time I managed to follow it up with an eagle. That put the icing on the cake."
Westwood, who was able to celebrate with his wife Laurae, and two young children, Sam and Poppy, once completing his round, added: “The Quinn Direct British Masters is a great title on The European Tour and it was one of those I was building up to. It’s great to win it here at The Belfry. It’s only an hour away from where I live, so there’s a lot of family and friends here to support me.”
Talking about rediscovering the winning habit, having claimed his 18th European Tour victory and second win of 2007, following his success at the Valle Romano Open de Andalucia, Westwood reflected: “I waited four years to win again, and it came in Spain earlier this year, so now I’ve got the second one, I’m very happy….”
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9/24/2007 11:39:33 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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