Lee Westwood (right) kisses his girlfriend and caddy Helen Storey just after finishing second at the ‘Players Championship’, known as the ‘fifth major’. Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States = Getty Images / Photo Multibits by Getty Images
(Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae) ○… “My return is due to the help of my girlfriend.”
This is the story of Lee Westwood (England). Recently, he finished second for two consecutive weeks at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship on the PGA Tour. This is a strong second place after an exciting battle in the final round champions group. In an interview with Golf Channel on the 15th (Korean time), he smiled and said: “I will be 48 years old in a few days” and “I competed for victory against Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas (both Americans), who are twenty years younger than me.”
Westwood was once ranked number one in the world in 2010. Although he did not have any major championship victories, he has 44 professional victories, including 2 PGA Tour victories and 25 European Tour victories. After struggling without a title since the 2018 Nedbank Golf Challenge, he won the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship last year and was named European Tour Player of the Year this year. He credited his girlfriend and caddie, Helen Storey, as “the power behind his comeback.” She is a former Pilates instructor whom he met after his divorce in 2015.
DeChambeau said, “She’s definitely Westwood’s secret weapon” and praised her for “stabilizing Westwood and helping him focus only on the right things.” Westwood will try to end his major drought at the Masters, the “Tournament of Champions”, which opens on April 8 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, United States. He said: “My son will be my caddy at the Masters” and added: “I just want to create good memories with my son,” downplaying his desire for a major victory.
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