A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Lee Westwood.
Lee Westwood is a highly accomplished English professional golfer notable for his global success, having secured victories on five continents across four decades. He's celebrated as a multiple-time European Tour Golfer of the Year (1998, 2000, 2009, 2020) and has won the European Tour Order of Merit (2000) and Race to Dubai (2009, 2020). Despite a distinguished career with wins on both the European Tour and PGA Tour, Westwood is also known for holding the record for the most major championship appearances without a victory, a fact that often places him among the best golfers never to have won a major.
In 1991, Lee Westwood won his first important amateur tournament, the Peter McEvoy Trophy. He also played for Great Britain and Ireland boys team in the Jacques Léglise Trophy for the second time.
In 1993, Lee Westwood won the British Youths Open Amateur Championship and subsequently turned professional.
In 1996, Lee Westwood won his first professional tournament, the Volvo Scandinavian Masters, followed by the Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Japan.
In 1997, Lee Westwood continued his success by defending his Japanese title and winning the Malaysian Open, the Volvo Masters in Spain, and the Holden Australian Open, beating Greg Norman in a playoff. He also partnered with Nick Faldo in the Ryder Cup that year.
In 1997, Lee Westwood made his Ryder Cup debut, partnering with Nick Faldo in both sets of fourballs and foursomes.
In July 1998, Lee Westwood reached the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
In 1998, Lee Westwood was named the European Tour Golfer of the Year.
In the 1999 Ryder Cup, Lee Westwood partnered with Darren Clarke for the fourballs and foursomes, earning 2 points.
In 2000, Lee Westwood had his most successful year to date, winning seven tournaments worldwide and was ranked first on the European Order of Merit, ending Colin Montgomerie's long run of European Tour dominance. His win on the Sunshine Tour's Dimension Data Pro-am in 2000 made him the first golfer to win events on all 6 of the International Federation of PGA Tours.
In 2000, Lee Westwood won the European Tour Order of Merit and was named European Tour Golfer of the Year again.
Up until August 2001, Lee Westwood spent a total of 160 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking since first reaching the top 10 in July 1998.
At The Belfry in 2002, Lee Westwood teamed up with Sergio García in the Ryder Cup, winning 3 and losing 1 of their four matches.
In 2003, Lee Westwood secured a victory in Germany, marking his 25th worldwide.
In late 2003, Lee Westwood returned to the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
In the 2004 Ryder Cup, Lee Westwood sank the putt which secured Europe's points tally to 14, ensuring they retained the Cup. Europe eventually won 18½–9½, and it was his first victory in singles. He also achieved the feat of not losing a game.
In 2005, Ernie Els joined Lee Westwood on the list of golfers to have won events on all 6 of the International Federation of PGA Tours.
Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke were the wildcard selections in the 2006 Ryder Cup, with Westwood justifying his selection by not losing a game, a feat he had also achieved in 2004.
In 2007, Lee Westwood returned to the winner's circle by winning both the Valle Romano Open de Andalucía and the Quinn Direct British Masters, bringing his total European Tour wins to 18. As a result, he moved back into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
In 2007, Lee Westwood was presented with an Honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Nottingham Trent University.
Early in 2008, Lee Westwood returned to the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking and remained there since. He returned to the top 10 briefly at the end of the 2008 season.
After the 2009 PGA Championship, Lee Westwood returned to the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
In 2009, Lee Westwood won the renamed Race to Dubai and was named European Tour Golfer of the Year again.
In October 2010, Lee Westwood became the world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ending Tiger Woods' reign. He became the first British golfer since Nick Faldo in 1994 to hold that position.
In October 2010, Lee Westwood was a member of the European team that won the 2010 Ryder Cup with a one-point win over the USA.
In October 2010, Nottingham Trent University named its sports hall after the golfer, Lee Westwood.
On April 24, 2011, Lee Westwood regained the World number one spot after winning the Indonesian Masters and held it for 5 weeks.
In April 2012, Lee Westwood finished tied third at the Masters. He also successfully defended his title at the Indonesian Masters on the Asian Tour.
In June 2012, Lee Westwood won the Nordea Masters for the third time, with a five stroke victory over Ross Fisher. This was Westwood's 22nd victory on the European Tour.
In 2012, Lee Westwood was a member of the winning team in the Ryder Cup, with Europe beating USA at Medinah Country Club.
In 2014, Lee Westwood was once again a member of the winning team in the Ryder Cup, with Europe beating USA at Gleneagles.
In April 2015, Lee Westwood won the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters for the third time in his career in a sudden-death playoff.
In 2016, Lee Westwood was chosen as a wildcard for the Ryder Cup team captained by his friend Darren Clarke, but was part of a losing team for the first time since 2008.
In 2017, Justin Rose joined Lee Westwood on the list of golfers to have won events on all 6 of the International Federation of PGA Tours.
On 11 November 2018, Lee Westwood won the Nedbank Golf Challenge by three shots, claiming his 24th European Tour victory. The victory was worth $1,250,000.
In 2018, Thomas Bjørn selected Lee Westwood as one of his five vice-captains for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, alongside Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Pádraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson.
In 2020, Lee Westwood won the Race to Dubai and was named European Tour Golfer of the Year for the fourth time.
In September 2021, Lee Westwood played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9, and Westwood went 1–2–0, including a win in his Sunday singles match against Harris English.
In 2021, Lee Westwood holds the record for most major championship appearances without winning, surpassing Jay Haas at the Open Championship, his 88th major.
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