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Andalucia Valderrama Masters: Power rankings at Real Club

By Mike Randleman

CADIZ, SPAIN - OCTOBER 16: A green flag is pictured ahead of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters at Real Club Valderrama on October 16, 2018 in Cadiz, Spain. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
CADIZ, SPAIN - OCTOBER 16: A green flag is pictured ahead of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters at Real Club Valderrama on October 16, 2018 in Cadiz, Spain. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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Lee Westwood of Team Europe during the 32nd Ryder Cup Matches on 27 September 1997 at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images)
Lee Westwood of Team Europe during the 32nd Ryder Cup Matches on 27 September 1997 at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images) /

Lee Westwood isn’t the man he was in 1997, but he’s regained glimpses of his vintage form. The man who once played all five matches for Europe in the 1997 Ryder Cup captain was recently a vice captain.

Westwood can still play, though, as evidenced by eight made cuts in a row (13 if you discount a withdrawal). Within that span, the Englishman made a playoff in Denmark (T2) and hung around at the European Masters (T12).

He ought to feel Valderrama owes him one. Westwood has played brilliant golf here but hasn’t been able to convert one of six top-10s into a win. This will be his first start at Valderrama since 2008, so maybe some time away was beneficial.

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