In-form Lee Westwood bids to connect four wins at Nordea Masters

Lee Westwood will look to make up for a disappointing finish to the BMW PGA Championship by making history in the Nordea Masters this week.

A win in Stockholm from the nine-time Ryder Cup player would make him the first to win the event four times.

Westwood went into the final round at Wentworth just two shots off the lead and buoyed by finishing second in the Masters and 10th in the Irish Open in his previous two events.

However, the former world number one struggled to a closing 76 in his 23rd consecutive appearance in the European Tour’s flagship event to finish in a tie for 15th, six shots behind winner Chris Wood.

“I’m hitting the ball well, but I’d obviously like to make more putts on the greens, as would we all,” Westwood told a pre-tournament press conference. “But tee to green, I’ve been very good recently and my chipping has also been great so I’m just waiting for everything to come together and hopefully that can be this week.

“I’m on the right lines, as my results have shown, so there’s no reason to change too much. The main thing is to keep enjoying my golf, which I’m doing at the moment.”

Westwood could hardly have picked a better tournament in which to chase a first victory of the season, the 43-year-old having won the Nordea Masters in 1996, 2000, and 2012, as well as finishing runner-up in 2001.

The last of those wins came at this week’s venue of Bro Hof Slott Golf Club and a repeat performance would make him the first to win the event four times.