England’s 36-year-old golf champion Lee – Westwood (Lee Westwood) in the last month, the second time European Tour Order of Merit, the European Tour this year, is now chosen as the best player. This is now the world’s No. 4 player in a career-best third European Tour player of the year award.
Westwood won the Portugal Masters this year, Dubai World Championship, after the two European Tour titles to a record total prize money of 4,237,762 euros won European Tour Order of Merit this season, which he followed since 2000 once again won the European Tour Order of Merit. Since July of this year’s U.S. Open, Westwood will be maintained amazing excellent performance, participating in 13 games, 11 times to obtain the top ten.
In the 2009 season, won the European Tour season-ending Dubai World Championship title fight, after Westwood’s European Tour winner has reached 20, while his tally in the world rose to 31, to become second only on Nick – Faldo (Nick Faldo) the most prolific champions of England.
Therefore, Westwood was the best player award this year’s European Tour, indeed be welcomed. After winning, Westwood said: “The best player won the European Tour is an amazing honor for me, and all have helped me achieve this position of the people, this is a very good season.”
This is the Westwood career-elected to a third European Tour player of the year. Prior to that, he had been in 1998 and in 2000 received the award twice. He is now added to the legend, Seve, Spain – Seve Ballesteros (Seve Ballesteros), Faldo, Ernie Els, South Africa, the ranks and become a three-year European Tour wins best player award people. European Tour history, only Scotland’s Colin – Colin Montgomerie European Tour can be four times the best player of the year honor.
“Previously, I have received this award twice, but after several setbacks since I take back the first name (European Tour) position, this award may be more meaningful to me. When I was last time in 2000 was awarded Europe’s top player time, I feel special, because I won six races of the championship, and won that year’s World Match Play Championship. But then I completely fall into a trough, from the kind of downturn period of rebound and return to the world the top 5, and won the Dubai World Championship in Dubai after the race to become the first winner of special significance for me. “Westwood in 2000, won the European Tour Order of Merit for the first time, the world number one time or to 246.
“It was such a success, which includes my willpower, my side of the team and they put all the work and dedication, they have shown confidence in me. Has Billy – Foster (Billy Foster on the bag) to help me bag of course, it brought me help, I think he, if not the world, is Europe’s best caddy. Steve – McGregor (Steve McGregor), in the past three years, in cooperation with my fitness coach and my coach Pete – Coven (Pete Cowen) are on the pitch played a big role. I would also like to thank my agent, Chandler (Chubby Chandler), he and I worked for 16 years, as well as my family, they are in the best of times and the worst of times support me and gave me this award is also given to them. “Westwood said.
European Tour executive director George O’Grady (George O’Grady), said: “Lee demonstrated an astonishing level of stability, but also European Tour in the global arena a prominent ambassadors.”
The best players from the European Tour Golf Writers Union members, the television commentator composed of a panel of judges elected. The competition in 2009, Westwood defeated, including the U.S. Masters champion Angel Cabrera, 20-year-old Northern Ireland teenager Rory – McIlroy (Rory McIlroy) and other competitors, won the 2009 annual European Tour the glory of the best players.
Attach 2009 from January to November of each month of the European Tour’s best players:
January: McIlroy
February: Geoff – Geoff Ogilvy (Geoff Ogilvy)
March: Soren – Michelson (Søren Kjeldsen)
April: Angel Cabrera
May: Sean – Lori (Shane Lowry)
June: Nick – Dougherty (Nick Dougherty)
July: Martin – Kemer (Martin Kaymer)
August: Li – Westwood
September: Rafael – Cabrera – Bello (Rafael Cabrera-Bello)
October: Ross – Fischer (Ross Fisher)
November: Li – Westwood