LEE WESTWOOD: THE ASIAN SPECIALIST IS BACK!
After so long, Lee Westwood still remember how to do the fist pump. It has been almost two years the English man stuck with 39 victories to his name. Finally, the 2014 Maybank Malaysian Open turned to be his long waited victory no. 40. He done it with a margin of seven stokes in front of the rest, and he completed his comeback with a birdie on the 18th green. Hitting 68 in the final round, with 18-under-par aggregate was just enough for Westwood to tell the world about his hunger for more championships. With a big smile on his face, he told the reporters that he was delighted, and it is not easy to win any tournament by seven shots.
"I played really nicely this week and didn't make many mistakes. My short game was good and tee to green I was solid. I'm pleased with the way I finished it off."
The former world no. 1 started the final day with just one shot lead and had to contend with a four-hour weather delay. It says much about his returning feel and confidence that neither circumstance bothered him. Reunited with his old caddie Billy Foster and under the tutelage of a new coach, Mike Walker, Westwood is reaching a fresh playing peak in the week he turns 41.
Westwood realizes that it is not going top be easy for him to climb up the rankings summit a second time, but that will not prevent him from giving it a go. "There's no reason why I couldn't get back up there," he said. "The difference is that now I've got a bit of a short game and I roll a few putts in. If I can keep doing that then there's no reason why not."
Westwood felt that his games were rising two weeks ago at Shell Houston Open, where he finished inside the top 20. Then, he continued the fine form at the Masters last week, finishing seventh. It could have been better if had he not dropped three shots in his opening four holes having started the final day just three off the lead. Finally, he landed in Kuala Lumpur to take control over all four rounds of the Malaysian Open. He is probably the only one who enjoys the humidity, where he had won 13 tournaments in Asia. Living in Florida since 16 months ago, might have been the right choice for him to chase more glories, including a first major win.
awesome.
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