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Lee Westwood

England · born , Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

24Ryder Cup points from 47 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 11 Cups · 21-20-6 · 24 points (51.1%)
  • Singles 4-7-0 · Foursomes 9-7-4 · Four-ball 8-6-2
  • Best major finish runner-up, 2010 Masters, 2010 Open and 2016 Masters
  • Open top 10s 1997 (T10), 2004 (4), 2009 (T3), 2013 (T3), 2019 (T4)

Near misses

  1. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 282 (-2)
  2. 2004 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 278 (-6)
  3. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T3 · 279 (-1)
  4. 2010 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 275
  5. 2010 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Louis Oosthuizen · 279
  6. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 285 (+1)
  7. 2016 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Danny Willett · 286
  8. 2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T4 · 278 (-6)

Ryder Cup

11 Cups, 47 matches: 21 won, 20 lost, 6 halved, 24 points. Foursomes 9-7-4, four-ball 8-6-2, singles 4-7-0.

  1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  2. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  3. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 3-2-0, 3 points · automatic
  4. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 4-0-1, 4.5 points · automatic
  5. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 3-0-2, 4 points · captain's pick
  6. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-2, 1 point · automatic
  7. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  8. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  9. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
  10. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club Europe · USA won 17–11 · 0-3-0, 0 points · captain's pick
  11. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Phil Mickelson's rivals →

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. — Ryder Cup Most points, Europe #3 (tie) · 24 (Bernhard Langer; Lee Westwood)
  2. — Ryder Cup Most matches played · 47 · Faldo 46, García 45, Langer 42, Neil Coles 40
  3. — Ryder Cup Most appearances, Europe · 11 · Langer and García 10 (Nick Faldo; Lee Westwood)
  4. 2021 Ryder Cup Oldest modern European · 48y 153d

Results by championship

    Best day

    2016 Masters

    Runner-up to Danny Willett · 286.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2016.

    Career line, 1997–2021

    Masters
    2010 Masters: runner-up to Phil Mickelson2016 Masters: runner-up to Danny Willett
    The Open
    1997 The Open: finished T102004 The Open: finished 42009 The Open: finished T32010 The Open: runner-up to Louis Oosthuizen2013 The Open: finished T32019 The Open: finished T4
    Ryder Cup
    1997 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-3-01999 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-3-02002 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-2-02004 Ryder Cup (Europe): 4-0-12006 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-0-22008 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-2-22010 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-1-12012 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-2-02014 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-2-02016 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-3-02021 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-0
    200020102020

    19 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Lee Westwood was born on April 24, 1973, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. Westwood's best major finish was second, at the 2010 Masters, the 2010 Open and the 2016 Masters. Westwood played in 11 Ryder Cups for Europe (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021), winning 21, losing 20 and halving 6 of 47 matches for 24 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 282 (-2)
    2. 2004 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 278 (-6)
    3. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T3 · 279 (-1)
    4. 2010 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 275
    5. 2010 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Louis Oosthuizen · 279
    6. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 285 (+1)
    7. 2016 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Danny Willett · 286
    8. 2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T4 · 278 (-6)

    Ryder Cup

    Westwood played 11 Ryder Cups for Europe: 47 matches, 21 won, 20 lost, 6 halved, 24 points (51.1% of those available). By format: foursomes 9-7-4, four-ball 8-6-2, singles 4-7-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2018.

    1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    2. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    3. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 3-2-0, 3 points · automatic
    4. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 4-0-1, 4.5 points · automatic
    5. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 3-0-2, 4 points · captain's pick
    6. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-2, 1 point · automatic
    7. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    8. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
    9. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
    10. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club Europe · USA won 17–11 · 0-3-0, 0 points · captain's pick
    11. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Darren Clarke (8), Sergio García (7), Nick Faldo (4), Jamie Donaldson (3), Colin Montgomerie (2), Søren Hansen (2), Martin Kaymer (2), Luke Donald (2), Matt Fitzpatrick (2), Francesco Molinari (1), Nicolas Colsaerts (1), Thomas Pieters (1), Danny Willett (1).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. — Ryder Cup Most points, Europe #3 (tie) · 24 (Bernhard Langer; Lee Westwood)
    2. — Ryder Cup Most matches played · 47 · Faldo 46, García 45, Langer 42, Neil Coles 40
    3. — Ryder Cup Most appearances, Europe · 11 · Langer and García 10 (Nick Faldo; Lee Westwood)
    4. 2021 Ryder Cup Oldest modern European · 48y 153d

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Lee Westwood
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. Wikidata: Q585894
    5. R&A 1997
    6. R&A 2004
    7. R&A 2009
    8. R&A 2013
    9. R&A 2019
    10. GC: 1997 ryder cup
    11. SI Vault 1997 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/you-da-man-lee-janzen-made-tom-kites-job-as-captain-a-little-easier-by-proving-with-his-play-at-winged-foot-that-he-belonged-on-the-ryder-cup-team
    12. Wikipedia: 1997 Ryder Cup
    13. GC: 1999 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1999 Ryder Cup
    15. CBS News 1999
    16. Golf Channel
    17. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    18. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    19. Deseret News 2001
    20. Wikipedia: 2002 Ryder Cup
    21. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    22. Golf Channel 2004
    23. Wikipedia: 2004 Ryder Cup
    24. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    25. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    26. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    27. GC: 2008 ryder cup
    28. Wikipedia: 2008 Ryder Cup
    29. Today's Golfer 2008
    30. GC: 2010 ryder cup
    31. Wikipedia: 2010 Ryder Cup
    32. Fox Sports
    33. Wikipedia: 2012 Ryder Cup
    34. GolfCompendium: 2012 ryder cup
    35. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
    36. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup
    37. Wikipedia: 2016 Ryder Cup
    38. GolfCompendium: 2016 ryder cup
    39. roster source: ryder cup team europe 243313
    40. GolfCompendium: 2021 ryder cup
    41. Wikipedia: 2020 Ryder Cup
    42. National Club Golfer
    43. The Analyst (Opta)