Westwood staying in Europe

Lee Westwood starts his bid for the world number one spot in Scotland tomorrow after making one of the biggest decisions of his career – he will not be joining the US Tour next year.

A week that began with him becoming a Ryder Cup winner for the fifth time in seven matches will end with him deposing Tiger Woods if he can finish first or second at the Dunhill Links Championship.

But, whether he achieves that goal or not, the 37-year-old from Worksop is putting family first and turning his back on the fortunes on offer in America.

Jim Furyk, for instance, earned more than €8m for winning the FedEx Cup play-offs a fortnight ago, but it simply does not interest Westwood.