Lee Westwood mentions warm welcome by fans – leaves legalities to his lawyers

Lee Westwood mentions warm welcome by fans – leaves legalities to his lawyers

Lee Westwood

Lee Westwood blamed the media for creating the LIV controversy in a brief interview.

Westwood is well known for his World’s No. 1 ranking in 2011, toppling Tiger Woods off the charts. His tee shot hit the 18th hole at Wentworth Golf. He believes he is in a good form right now and avoids any speculation on his DP World Tour – LIV Golfer’s trial.

In his brief session with the reporters on BMW PGA Championship grounds, he mentioned a lot in just a few words. The week was heart-warming for Lee had some remarkable fan reception.

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Lee had a week loaded with golf and golf tours. He certainly displayed improvement with four cuts out of eight events in total on the PGA Tour. He managed to land at the 29th and 16th in the beginning event. At the LIV, he was able to grab the fourth place even though he was placed at the 9th position on the third event of the circuits leaderboards. Back in July, he only finished at 34th at the Open Championship while he shot a seven-under 65 at the BMW PGA final.

WESTWOOD’S BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH THE MEDIA

When asked about the love and acceptance at the games, Lee lit up saying,”You know, the fans here are always nice, but this week, it’s been really special.” He further said that everyone was in a sad place at the queen’s unfortunate demise but felt thankful that the fans turned up to enjoy golf as did Lee himself. He looked enthusiastic about the game- “It’s a fun game, isn’t it. Show some birdies.”

Westwood mentions how the media has been a great supporter for abridging golf and fans – “The media is expanding it and helping as much as it can. I think the general public is just out there. Wants to go and watch good golf, no matter where it’s played or who’s playing.”

We are quite aware that he has a trial due in February. On a question regarding the case and his opinions on the legal matter, Westwood shyed away from any speculations and left the matter entirely to the lawyers. “Do I look like a lawyer?” Westwood said.

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“I didn’t face any hostility from other players this week,” Westwood said. “You know, they wouldn’t go for it, right? Let’s face it, we don’t live in a fantasy world, right? Well some of us do.” Westwood felt grateful for the welcome and the acceptance that he and his game received.

Westwood is set to appear with his golf stick in the four final events at the LIV Golf. However, he is unsure what follows the final event for the next year. His appearance at the DP World Tour is also unclear as of now. We hope he gets better and keeps the entertainment for his fans as high as before.