Top 39 Quotes & Sayings by Lee Westwood

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Last updated on April 15, 2025.

Lee John Westwood is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. Westwood has also won tournaments in four decades, the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Westwood was named European Tour Golfer of the Year for the 1998, 2000, 2009 and 2020 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 and 2020 Race to Dubai. Westwood has frequently been mentioned as one of the best golfers without a major championship victory, with several near misses including three runner-up finishes.

English - Athlete | Born: April 24, 1973

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Probably the best caddies are the smartest ones and the ones that are switched on mentally more than some of the others maybe.

Lee Westwood

Yeah, two or three weeks ago I was fairly snappy. I've never been injured before and this year it feels like I've hardly played.

Lee Westwood

The satisfaction you get when you finally beat your dad is amazing, that rush of adrenaline.

Lee Westwood

Even when I finished third at the U.S. Open a few weeks back, I didn't putt very well, nor in the last round of last year's Masters when Mickelson won, nor last year's Open at Turnberry, where I came second.

Lee Westwood

Now I'm giving up a little in the week-to-week tournaments but reaping the benefits in the majors.

Lee Westwood

The Singapore Open is the flagship event of the Asian Tour, it is a massive event and it is being played in a great place. I love coming here and it is good to be back.

Lee Westwood

Just because I keep getting close and don't win these Majors, I must not panic.

Lee Westwood

It's such a psychological and mental game, golf, that the smallest wrong thing at the wrong time can distract you from what you're trying to achieve.

Lee Westwood

People confuse being world No. 1 with winning a Major championship.

Lee Westwood

You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly.

Lee Westwood

People mature at different stages and I feel I'm learning a lot.

Lee Westwood

No, I don't have any problems leaving disappointments behind. I've had lots of good days at golf and a few disappointments, so you never know what's around the corner.

Lee Westwood

Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

Lee Westwood

In my case what happened next in 1999 was that I fell apart over that back nine. When I saw I was in genuine contention that year I felt like throwing up. That remains probably the most nervous I've ever been on a golf course.

Lee Westwood

Listen, everything I did in my childhood was competitive. Everything we did my dad made it into a game to win. We used to drive my mum nuts.

Lee Westwood

The story of the week is you have got to putt well to win the Masters and I haven't putted well.

Lee Westwood

Yes, a Major would mean so much to me but I'm a great believer that if you work hard and in the right way, you will get what you deserve.

Lee Westwood

Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads.

Lee Westwood

I'm hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.

Lee Westwood

Race horses are like golfers, you're never sure how they're going to come out of the stalls. It's just - hopefully the horses come out of the race all right, just fit and ready to go again in the near future, but 3rd was good. It's paid for its hay.

Lee Westwood

I'm working my way steadily back and I'm feeling good.

Lee Westwood

I'm heavier, but with muscle rather than flab. It's a massive difference. It means I don't get as tired sometimes and it means that I'm hitting the ball a lot farther, about 15 yards more with my driver.

Lee Westwood

I'm 37, I'm pretty fit and feel I have another eight years left - which means there's 32 Majors still to go at.

Lee Westwood

I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.

Lee Westwood

Yeah, I feel good. Good about my game and my life.

Lee Westwood

I never take myself too seriously.

Lee Westwood

I know I'm good enough to contend in each and every major I play.

Lee Westwood

I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel.

Lee Westwood

You're the only one in control over your golf ball. It's not like tennis: you're hitting a shot and somebody's hitting it back at you.

Lee Westwood

People always say golfers don't smile. But there is so much psychology in golf so we have to be a bit robotic.

Lee Westwood

Golf is difficult to get your personality over because you are such a bottle of concentration.

Lee Westwood

My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.'

Lee Westwood

I'm a golfer - not an athlete.

Lee Westwood

Eighteen months ago I weighed 95kg and had a 40-inch waist. Now the waist is down to 34 inches and I weigh nearly 98kg.

Lee Westwood

I've said before that the Ryder Cup is not the European Tour versus the American Tour. It's Europe's best golfers against the US.

Lee Westwood

I'd been told there are 10 difficult holes and eight impossible ones. I'm still trying to work out which the 10 difficult holes are.

Lee Westwood

A fantastic golf course and venue. It's one of those places that you always look forward to going back to...no matter how many times you have been there before.

Lee Westwood