Topic: Lee Westwood

Donald, Westwood just need Lady Luck's help -

LONDON (Reuters) - Luke Donald and Lee Westwood have reached the summit of the world rankings without landing a major but former European number one Ronan Rafferty believes it is simply a matter of time before the pair lift one of golf's ...

Psychologist helps Westwood relax for major quest

A jovial Lee Westwood was cracking jokes and adopting a light-hearted manner ahead of the 93rd PGA Championship, relaxing after his first-ever consultations with a psychologist.The 38-year-old Englishman, hungry to claim his first major title this week at Atlanta Athletic Club, consulted ...

Westwood must sort out "shocking" putting: Cowen

LONDON (Reuters) - Lee Westwood's putting at the British Open last week was "shocking" and the world number two must sort it out to end his major drought, according to his coach Pete Cowen.The man who guided Darren Clarke to victory in ...

Nearly man Westwood ready to play the patience game

SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Lee Westwood is nothing if not patient and the world number two intends to use that virtue to the full around Sandwich's lunar-like landscape in this week's British Open.The classic links course at Royal St George's, complete with ...

Westwood has Major confidence despite near misses

Britain's Lee Westwood enters the US Open optimistic he has what it takes to finally snag an elusive first major golf crown."My confidence is pretty high. I'm looking forward to this week," Westwood said Monday. "I'm driving it pretty long and straight. ...

US stars try to avoid record major golf drought

For only the second time in modern golf history, no American owns any of the four major titles.And if no US player captures the 111th US Open that begins on Thursday at Congressional Country Club, the drought will be America's longest ever.The ...

Westwood juggling hopes for major breakthrough at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - World number two Lee Westwood has become a master juggler in dealing with his close calls in the majors, but the Briton said everything was in place this week for a U.S. Open run at his first major.Westwood, ...

Westwood preps for US Open with PGA title defence

Lee Westwood returns to TPC Southwind this week to defend his St. Jude Classic crown and put the finishing touches on his preparations for the US Open golf championship.While some players prefer to take the week off before a major, Westwood said ...

Golf's greatest tee off in Masters at Augusta

An all-star cast of golf's greatest players will attack the legendary Augusta National course in the 75th Masters starting on Thursday, with the world number one ranking and a major title up for grabs.Defending champion Phil Mickelson made himself the favorite with ...

Westwood warns not to write off Tiger

Tiger Woods has not won a US PGA event in 18 months and has slid from world number one to fifth in the rankings, but former world number one Lee Westwood warns not to count him out."Class is permanent. Form is fickle," ...
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