Westwood wins golfer of the month award

Lee Westwood was today named the European tour's Asprey Golfer of the Month for September.

Lee Westwood was today named the European tour's Asprey Golfer of the Month for September.

Westwood enjoyed a superb month in which he followed his win at the BMW International Open in Munich with another at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

The 30-year-old fired a 21-under-par total of 267 over St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns to beat world number two Ernie Els by one shot.

Additionally, to make the week extra special, he shot a course record of 62 at Kingsbarns, closing his round with the first albatross of his life.

Other candidates considered for the September award were Els, Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh.

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