Quotes By 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
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
My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.'
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
The story of the week is you have got to putt well to win the Masters and I haven't putted well.
Lee Westwood
Golf is difficult to get your personality over because you are such a bottle of concentration.
Lee Westwood
Yes, a Major would mean so much to me but I'm a great believer that if you work hard and in the right way, you will get what you deserve.
Lee Westwood
It's such a psychological and mental game, golf, that the smallest wrong thing at the wrong time can distract you from what you're trying to achieve.
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
The Singapore Open is the flagship event of the Asian Tour, it is a massive event and it is being played in a great place. I love coming here and it is good to be back.
Lee Westwood
People always say golfers don't smile. But there is so much psychology in golf so we have to be a bit robotic.
Lee Westwood
Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads.
Lee Westwood
Race horses are like golfers, you're never sure how they're going to come out of the stalls. It's just - hopefully the horses come out of the race all right, just fit and ready to go again in the near future, but 3rd was good. It's paid for its hay.
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
The satisfaction you get when you finally beat your dad is amazing, that rush of adrenaline.
Lee Westwood
I'm heavier, but with muscle rather than flab. It's a massive difference. It means I don't get as tired sometimes and it means that I'm hitting the ball a lot farther, about 15 yards more with my driver.
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
Now I'm giving up a little in the week-to-week tournaments but reaping the benefits in the majors.
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
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
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