Westwood challenge flounders in Austria

Lee Westwood's bid for a second European Tour title of the season came to an embarrassing end in the Austrian Open today.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2007 - 17:00

Lee Westwood's bid for a second European Tour title of the season came to an embarrassing end in the Austrian Open today.

Three off the lead with four holes of his third round to play, the Ryder Cup star took an amazing 25 shots to complete those holes, running up quadruple bogey nines on the 15th and 18th.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: Austria Person: Westwood Person: Lee Westwood Event: Austrian Open Event: European Tour Event: Ryder Cup

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