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2021 Ryder Cup Preview: What to Expect from Lee Westwood

By Tim Letcher

England's Lee Westwood putts on the 7th on Day 1 of the PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, south west of London on September 9, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
England's Lee Westwood putts on the 7th on Day 1 of the PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, south west of London on September 9, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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The Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the United States begins this week at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The top 12 players from each side will meet with the winner taking home one of the most coveted trophies in golf.

As the teams prepare for competition, we will be doing the same by previewing the players in this year’s event. Today, we look at Team Europe’s Lee Westwood.

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Ryder Cup experience – Westwood will be making his 11th Ryder Cup appearance this year. He was first on the European side in 1997 and followed that with appearances in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016. He has a 20-18-6 overall record, including an 8-6-2 mark in four-ball, a 9-5-4 record in foursomes and a 3-7-0 record in singles.

Worldwide experience – Westwood has 44 wins as a professional, including 25 on the European Tour and two on the PGA Tour. His most recent win came in January of 2020 when he claimed a two-stroke win at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

What to expect – While he’s not the player he once was, Westwood will bring a lot to the European side. It would be easy to see captain Padraig Harrington using Westwood as a bit of a mentor to some of the younger or less experienced players on the team.

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Westwood has been good on the course lately but not great. However, he will draw on his experience in this event to be effective once again.

While he’s not one of the more vocal players on the European side, like an Ian Poulter or Sergio Garcia, Westwood has still played a big part in Europe’s domination of this event over the last 20 years. If the Euros win the cup again this year, expect Westwood to have a role in getting them there.

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