Westwood sets early pace

While his wife attended the funeral of Darren Clarke’s wife Heather in Northern Ireland, Lee Westwood set the early pace in the US PGA championship in Chicago today.

Westwood, encouraged by his Ryder Cup partner Clarke to compete in the event rather than return to Britain, went to the turn in a four-under-par 32 to lead by one from a group which included fellow Englishman Kenneth Ferrie.