Westwood sitting pretty

LEE WESTWOOD ended Rory McIlroy’s fortnight run as the Race to Dubai leader with victory in the Portugal Masters at Vilamoura yesterday.

Westwood captured his first win in over two years, and the 19th European success of his career, in carding a final round 66 for a two-stroke victory on 23-under par around the Oceanico Victoria course.

The 36-year old Englishman earned a cheque for €500,000 that sees him leapfrog from fourth to first on the money list €209,244 clear of McIlroy.