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Lee Westwood is a talented English golfer. Lee Westwood was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.
Early age and education
Lee Westwood was born on April 24, 1973 and he is currently 49 years. He is originally from Worksop, Nottinghamshire and his zodiac sign is Taurus.
Likewise, his full name is Lee John Westwood and his nickname is Westy.
In 2007, Nottingham Trent University awarded this personality an honorary degree of Doctor of Science and also named its sports hall after this golfer in October 2010.
This personality started playing golf at the young age of 13. He started with half a set bought by his grandparents.
Talking about her family, her father is John Westwood and her mother’s name is Trish Westwood (@trishwestwood on Instagram).
His father was a mathematics teacher and at the same time he started playing to encourage Lee. Furthermore, Lee was a talented sportsman at school and so played rugby, cricket and football.
Additionally, he has a sister named Yolanda (@yolandabattrum). He shared a childhood photo with Yolanda on his Instagram profile in July 2020.
Caption: Lee in an old photograph with his sister (top) and mother (bottom). Source: Instagram
Lee Westwood – Net worth 2023
This successful golfer has earned a considerable amount of money throughout his career. Furthermore, this English golfer has a net worth of around 40 million US dollars.
Body measurements
Lee Westwood has an approximate height of 6 feet or 1.83 meters and his weight is around 205 pounds or 93 kg.
Likewise, the golfer has blue eyes and brown hair that has turned gray with aging. Apart from these, other details of the golfer’s body measurements are still under review at this time.
Career and professional life
Professionally, Lee is a well-known golfer. People recognize this golfer because of his consistency and he is one of the few golfers who won tournaments in all five continents including Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Oceania.
His tournament victories include victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
Furthermore, this personality has won tournaments in four decades, from the 1990s to the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
This golfer was named “European Tour Golfer of the Year” during the years/seasons 1998, 2000, 2009 and 2020.
Likewise, this golfer is good friends with Darren Clarke, another Ryder Cup star. Since April 2006, these two golf stars have been co-owners of a private jet.
Additionally, Westwood won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit. He also won the renowned 2009 and 2020 Race to Dubai.
This golfer has also been frequently mentioned as one of the best golfers without a major championship victory. Westwood has had several near misses, including three second-place finishes.
Additionally, Westwood represented Europe in 10 Ryder Cups. Then in October 2010, this golfer became the number one golfer in the world.
He ended Tiger Woods’ reign and became the first British golfer since Nick Faldo in 1994 to hold that position. Westwood held the number one spot for a total of 22 weeks.
Caption: Lee along with his wife, Helen, who accompanies him on tour. Source: Instagram
More details
This golfer, along with his compatriot Luke Donald, share the distinction of reaching the number one position in the world ranking despite never having won a major.
Likewise, this golfer holds the record for playing in the most major championships without winning any.
Speaking of the beginning of his golf career, this player had a later start in the game compared to many other future tournament professionals.
However, less than two years after its inception, Westwood were the Nottinghamshire junior champions. Additionally, this golfer played for England at the Boys Home Internationals in August 1989.
Additionally, he also played for the Great Britain and Ireland men’s teams in the Jacques Léglise Trophy in the years 1990 and 1991.
Furthermore, in 1991, this golfer won his first major amateur tournament: the Peter McEvoy Trophy.
In the year 1993, Westwood won the British Open Junior Amateur Championship and turned professional. Similarly, Westwood announced the creation of the Lee Golf School in 2010.
This school offers young golfers the opportunity to combine golf training with their education as part of their school life.
Additionally, this golfer has also created a Junior Lee Westwood Golf Tour and Lee Westwood Golf Camps since 2010.
In recognition of his work with young golfers, this golfer received the Golf Foundation’s ‘Spirit of Golf’ award just before the Open Championship.
It is an award previously held by Gary Player and Tony Jacklin. Additionally, this golfer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.
Personal life
Lee Westwood is a happily married personality. His wife’s name is Helen Storey and he also caddies for Westwood on tour.
The couple married in June 2021 in Las Vegas. Currently, the lovers live together in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Prior to this marriage, Westwood was married to Laurae Coltart from January 1999 to 2017. Together, this former couple has two children, Samuel Bevan and Poppy Grace.
His ex-wife is the sister of Scottish Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart. After his divorce in 2017, this golfer returned from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to Europe.
Caption: Lee spent a great night at AJBXNG with his two children and wife Helen in 2018. Source: Instagram
Lee Westwood – Social Media
Lee Westwood joined Twitter in November 2010 and has over 942.1k followers on his @WestwoodLee account.
Likewise, his Instagram username is @westwood_lee and he has more than 319 thousand followers as of May 2022. Likewise, he has more than 175 thousand followers on his Facebook profile.
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