From: Bernie McGuire
Lee Westwood hinted of his delight in joining the Senior’s Tour when he eventually turns 50.
Westwood, 44 indicated after moving into a share of second place early on day two of the British Masters he simply does not know the names of most of the now 20-somethings competing on the European Tour.
Lee Westwood looking forward to taking the step eventually into the Seniors Tour. (Photo – European Tour/Getty)
“It is all very different now so I just want to get out there with the people I starting playing on Tour,” Westwood said to SKY Sports.
“I walk along the range now and I don’t know half the people on the range because of all the young guys out here now competing.
“So, in going to the Senior’s Tour I would then be playing with players I first started playing professional golf with.”
Those would include the likes of fellow Europeans Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Paul Broadhurst, Roger Chapman, Barry Lane and Ireland’s Paul McGinley.
Westwood turned pro 1993 and has won 42 tournaments in 23 different countries and on five continents in his illustrious career.
Westwood also has been European Tour No. 1 twice (2000 & 2009) while he also is a former World No. 1.
However, and despite 79 appearances, Westwood is yet to win at the game’s highest and with his best finish in the Majors being second in the 2010 and 2010 Masters while he was also runner-up in the 2010 Open Championship.
In team sport, Westwood has enjoyed an unbroken run since 1997 of competing in 10 European Ryder Cup teams including seven as winners and is short-listed to lead the team in either 2020 or 2022.
And Westwood’s hosting of this week’s Britsih Masters is also his 505th European Tour event and a career that has earned the affable Englishman Euro 34.02m ($US 43.173m) in prize-money.
