Relaxed Lee Westwood looks to Jack Nicklaus for inspiration at Augusta

'Jack has always been an inspiration the way he played the game, especially his record around here — you can’t help being inspired'

Lee Westwood hits his tee shot on the first hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Monday. Picture:  David J Phillip

The gray hair and beard present the distinctive quality of an elder statesman, an appropriate role for a man making his 20th appearance in the Masters Tournament — the most in the field of anyone without a green jacket in his locker already.

Lee Westwood will turn 48 in two weeks, older than anyone who’s ever won the Masters.