Westwood revival in Sun City

Lee Westwood recovered from a shaky spell in his opening round at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City to claim a share of the lead.

Westwood revival in Sun City

The English golfer is in a tie with home favourites Ernie Els and Retief Goosen and Australian Stuart Appleby who are all chasing the $1.2m (€900,000) first prize.

Changes made to the Gary Player-designed course have lengthened the second, fifth, eighth, 17th and 18th holes and Westwood admitted the new lay-out had provided a tougher challenge.

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