Westwood on course for victory

Lee Westwood soared into the halfway lead at The Players Championship in Florida today as his decision to put golf's richest event back on his schedule paid handsome dividends.

Europe's number one, who has been part of the field at Sawgrass only three times in the last seven years, added a sparkling 65 to his opening 67 for a 12-under-par halfway total of 132 which was only two outside Greg Norman's tournament record.