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Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973 ) is an English professional Golf er. CAREER OUTLINE Born in Worksop , Nottinghamshire , Westwood began to play golf aged 13, which is later than many future tournament professionals, but less than two years later he was the junior champion of Nottinghamshire . In 1990 he won his first amateur tournament, the Peter McEvoy Trophy. In 1993 he won the British Youth Championship and turned pro. In 1996 he won his first professional tournament, the Volvo Scandinavian Masters, closely followed by the Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Japan . His success continued in 1997 defending his Japanese title and winning the Benson & Hedges Malaysian open, the Volvo Masters in Spain and the Holden Australian Open, beating Greg Norman in a playoff. He also partnered with Nick Faldo in the Ryder Cup that year. Westwood has won 16 events on the European Tour and has also won tournaments in North America, Africa, Asia and Australia. His Official World Golf Ranking peaked at 4th, but he has made relatively little impact in the Major Championships . In the 2004 Ryder Cup , Westwood sank the putt which took Europe's points tally to 14 and thereby ensured that it would retain the Cup. (If the matches had finished 14–14, Europe would have retained the Cup as the holder.) Europe would eventually win 18½–9½. He is also a big football fan and supports Nottingham Forest . EUROPEAN TOUR WINS
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RESULTS IN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. TEAM APPEARANCES
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