21 Things You Didn't Know About Lee Westwood

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21 Things You Didn’t Know About Lee Westwood

One of the best golfers England has ever produced, Lee Westwood has had 25 wins on the European Tour, played on multiple Ryder Cups and got to world number one.

Get to know the Englishman a little better with these 21 facts…

21 Things You Didn’t Know About Lee Westwood

1 Westwood’s best Ryder Cup was in 2004 at Oakland Hills Country Club where he produced 4.5 points out of 5.

2 His middle name is John

3 Became world number one in October 2010 knocking Tiger Woods off the top. He held the top position for a total of 22 weeks and was first English golfer to do so since Faldo.

4 He is the European player that has played in the most Ryder Cup winning teams ever, with 7.

5 He has secured 23 points across ten Ryder Cups.

6 On the European Tour, he won his first two playoffs in tournaments in 1996 and 1998. He then lost his next 5, one a year from 2007 to 2011.

7 Westwood has an OBE which was awarded in the 2011 Birthday honours list.

Westwood knocked Tiger off the top spot in the world rankings in 2010 (Getty Images)

8 Westwood is a big fan of Nottingham Forest and also sponsors his semi-pro team Worksop Town FC.

9 Westwood was married to Laurae Coltart, the sister of Scottish Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart. They divorced in 2015.

10 They have two children together, Sam and Poppy.

11 He received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Nottingham Trent University.

12 Westwood started playing golf when he was 13 and turned pro when he was 20.

13 His father John, a maths teacher, also took up the game to give his son encouragement.

14 His best finish in a Major is as a runner-up. He achieved this twice at The Masters in 2010 and 2016. He also did so at the 2010 Open Championship.