Westwood in contention as McGinley struggles

Lee Westwood climbed off his sick bed today and gave a performance that ought to make every European – not just Ian Woosnam – want him in the Ryder Cup next month.

Suffering from suspected tonsillitis and felling jelly-legged and generally “rotten“, Westwood returned a four-under-par 68 to be only off the lead after the opening round of the BMW International Open in Munich.