Lee Westwood wants golf’s powers to stop fighting so players like him can get back on the course, where the fans want them. The two-time Masters runner-up and former No. 1 golfer in the world is at the Newport Country Club this week for the U.S.
FILE - Co-Captain Lee Westwood of Majesticks GC hits his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of LIV Golf Houston at Golf Club of Houston on Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Humble, Texas. Westwood, the two-time Masters runner-up and former No. 1 golfer in the world is at the Newport Country Club this week for the U.S. Senior Open, making his over-50 tour debut a year late in part because of a PGA Tour ban on LIV Golf defectors. NEWPORT, R.I.
“At the end of the day, we’re in the entertainment industry,” Westwood said on Tuesday after a practice round at the course on the mouth of the Narragansett Bay. In addition, the European tour has fined Westwood 850,000 British pounds – more than $1 million – a fine he repeated on Tuesday he has no intention of paying. “We’ll have to find a way around that,” he said.
Westwood is coming off a tie for third at last week’s LIV event outside of Nashville, Tennessee — his best result of the season. He said he didn’t feel like he needed a strong performance in Newport to make his larger point. One of five founding members of the USGA, the 7,024-yard, par-70 Newport Country Club was originally supposed to host the Senior Open in 2020 that was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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