Quotes by Lee Westwood

About Lee Westwood:

Lee John Westwood is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000 and 2009 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 Race to Dubai. Westwood has frequently been mentioned as one of the best golfers without a major championship victory.
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The satisfaction you get when you finally beat your dad is amazing, that rush of adrenaline.

Lee Westwood

Probably the best caddies are the smartest ones and the ones that are switched on mentally more than some of the others maybe.

Lee Westwood

I'm the best in the world.

Lee Westwood

I've said before that the Ryder Cup is not the European Tour versus the American Tour. It's Europe's best golfers against the US.

Lee Westwood

I'm a golfer - not an athlete.

Lee Westwood

You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly.

Lee Westwood

Eighteen months ago I weighed 95kg and had a 40-inch waist. Now the waist is down to 34 inches and I weigh nearly 98kg.

Lee Westwood

I never take myself too seriously.

Lee Westwood

Golf is difficult to get your personality over because you are such a bottle of concentration.

Lee Westwood

Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

Lee Westwood

People confuse being world No. 1 with winning a Major championship.

Lee Westwood

I'm 37, I'm pretty fit and feel I have another eight years left - which means there's 32 Majors still to go at.

Lee Westwood

I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel.

Lee Westwood

The story of the week is you have got to putt well to win the Masters and I haven't putted well.

Lee Westwood

Yeah, two or three weeks ago I was fairly snappy. I've never been injured before and this year it feels like I've hardly played.

Lee Westwood

I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.

Lee Westwood

Now I'm giving up a little in the week-to-week tournaments but reaping the benefits in the majors.

Lee Westwood

I'm hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.

Lee Westwood

You're the only one in control over your golf ball. It's not like tennis: you're hitting a shot and somebody's hitting it back at you.

Lee Westwood

Even when I finished third at the U.S. Open a few weeks back, I didn't putt very well, nor in the last round of last year's Masters when Mickelson won, nor last year's Open at Turnberry, where I came second.

Lee Westwood

Author Bio

  • NameLee Westwood
  • DescriptionEnglish professional golfer
  • BornApril 24, 1973
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionGolfer
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire