World Golf Recap: Lee Westwood, Lexi Thompson, Ian Poulter Pick Up Wins

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Published: December 18, 2011

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The 2011 golf season is winding down. 

Luke Donald has all the cash, Tiger Woods got back to the winners circle, Yani dominated the LPGA and Greg Norman lost another Presidents Cup.

There were, however, a few items of golf business left to attend to before Santa comes to town.

Lee Westwood joined a stellar field on the Asian Tour for the inaugural Thailand Golf Championship played on the 7,453-yard Amata Spring Country Club. 

Westwood fired a career low 12-under-par 60 in the opening round on Thursday and never looked back. He followed up his outstanding first round with 64-73-69 = 266 total of 22-under(-par), which bested runner-up Charl Schwartzel by 7 shots.

It was Westwood’s 37th career win and moved him into the No. 2 spot on the Official World Golf Ranking between No. 1 Luke Donald and No. 3 Rory McIlroy.

The Ladies European Tour (LET) held a small shindig in Dubai this week. 

Young upstart Lexi Thompson proved again why the LPGA made a wise decision to allow the 16-year-old to join the LPGA Tour in 2012. 

In September, Lexi became the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour when she took home the Navistar Classic crown. 

And now, in winning the Dubai Ladies Masters, she becomes the youngest winner ever on the LET.  She triumphed over a respectable field included several Solheim Cup members from both Europe and the USA. 

Lexi turned in scores of 70-66-70-67= 273 for 15-under-par and won by four strokes.



Thompson does not turn 17 until February of 2012.  But LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan made an exception to allow her membership.

There won’t be any Friday night football games or high school proms for Lexi. 

She is putting the future of the LPGA squarely on her young shoulders and could be the key to bringing the LPGA back to prominence.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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