Has Lee Westwood Had Hall of Fame Career Without a Major Title?

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Published: April 21, 2014

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Many people have forgotten that Lee Westwood spent 22 weeks as the No. 1-ranked player in the world in the latter part of 2010 and early 2011. Most golf fans think of him as a very good European Tour player who has not won a major championship.

Westwood will turn 41 years old this week, and he won the Maybank Malaysian Open on Sunday for his 23rd European Tour win. He also has four wins in Japan, seven on the Asian Tour, three wins on the Sunshine Tour and one on the Australasia Tour.

He has two victories on the PGA Tour: the 1998 Freeport-McDermott Classic in New Orleans and the 2010 St. Jude Classic in Memphis.

Prior to the win in Malaysia, his last win came on the European Tour at the 2012 Nordea Masters nearly two years ago.

He has been a major performer on eight European Ryder Cup teams and will most likely be a key member of captain Paul McGinley’s team at Gleneagles in September.

He is just one of a few golfers to win on every continent of the world and has recovered from the depths of golfing disparity. After a very successful start to his golfing career, he completely lost his desire and game. He fell to No. 182 in the world in 2002 before beginning his climb back, which culminated in him reaching No. 1 at the end of 2010.

Even with the success Westwood has had in his 20-year career, most golf fans think of him at the top of the dreaded "Best Player Who Hasn’t Won a Major" list. He has played very well in majors but has not been able to win one. Since 2008, he has finished inside the top 10 in 12 of the last 25 major championships.

In that time, he's finished tied for third six times and was runner-up twice.

Between the 2012 and 2013 seasons, he even moved his family from England to Florida to be able to practice during the winter and better prepare for the major championships.

His good friend, Darren Clarke, won the 2011 Open Champio...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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