Westwood wins by five

Lee Westwood produced a flawless final round of 65 to win the British Masters by five shots at The Belfry.

SUTTON COLDFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 23: Lee Westwood of England poses with the trophy after winning the Quinn Direct British Masters on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry September 23, 2007 in Sutton Coldfield, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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By Paul O'Hagan
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Lee Westwood claimed his 18th win on the European Tour with a week of impressive ball striking at the British Masters. A 30-foot putt for birdie on 16 and a superb eagle on 17 helped the Englishman win by five shots from Ian Poulter at the Belfry.

Mark Foster had held the lead going into the final round where a 73 was good enough to finish in third place. Foster would have started the day with a four shot lead but made a double bogey at 18 on Saturday.

This was Westwood?s second victory of the season after winning the Valle Romano Open de Andalucia by two shots in May. His win at the Belfry moves him into 12th on the Order of Merit with ?1,270,915 seasons earnings.

?I barely put a foot wrong out there and made some key putts when I needed to on the back nine,? said Westwood. ?On the 16th, I holed a big 35 footer like that in the 2002 Ryder Cup against Tiger and Davis, and I said that to Alastair my caddie after it went in."

British Masters

-15 L Westwood (Eng)

-10 I Poulter (Eng)

-9 M Foster (Eng)

Paul O'Hagan
Paul joined Golf Monthly in 2006 in a junior role and has since worked as senior staff writer and now as technical editor. He writes equipment and instruction content and tests the vast majority of golf clubs that are introduced every year.
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