Westwood confident over fitness

European Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood says he is feeling “pretty strong” as he prepares to play his first round since pulling out of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational seven weeks ago.

The 37-year-old has been sidelined since the event at Turning Stone in Ohio after rupturing his calf muscle and there had been concerns that he would not be fit in time for the clash with the Americans at Celtic Manor at the start of next month.