Golf Update: Lee Westwood endures a minor calf injury
The thirty seven year old current world number two ace British golfer, Lee Westwood has recently endured a calf injury while playing in the first round of the ongoing Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
According to the news report, despite of suffering from the calf injury, the golfing veteran will still play in the event. It is to be notified that Lee is playing tremendously well and is on the verge of capturing the world number one title if he finishes
the tournament in top two. Very recently, the Briton carded a brilliant two under par seventy and showed his dominance in the game.
Scot Martin Laird is the other player who is the current mutual leader at Kingsbarns after carding a sensational sixty six under par.
When the Ryder Cup hero was asked about the recurrence of his injury, the Englishman told the media that he felt some aches and was a little panicked about it. However, he is very hopeful that the minor injury will not disturb his aims of playing in the
event and usurping the world number one rank from the arch rival Tiger Woods.
Before the ongoing Dunhill Links Championship, Westwood participated in the prestigious Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and continuously playing for two weeks in a row is probably the only reason of Lee’s calf injury. When Englishman was asked about the fact,
he told the media that he is not feeling well and he is very well aware of the fact that he has been playing continuously. While talking about his present condition, the thirty seven years old said that he is feeling pain and it started when he was coming
off the seventh tee during the first round.
The Briton said that he wants to keep himself fit for the next years Master Golf Cup and it is better for him to stay fit and focused before going for such a big event. He admitted the fact by saying that rest is important for him and playing more can cause
extreme stress for him.
The current year has been sensational for Lee Westwood as he has been playing remarkably well and has enjoyed his best playing form. Now it seems like he has done a bit too much to himself, as he has played more than his physical capacity. When he was asked
about the matter, the Ryder Cup star told the media that he had made a mistake by participating in the Bridgestone Invitational golf event. He said that he should have taken some rest.
It is to be noticed that Lee Westwood pulled out from the Bridgestone Invitational golf event on the second day. Where, he had a very good opportunity of clinching the world number one spot from the thirty four year old American Tiger Woods. His performance
in the recent Ryder Cup was also very impressive as he was able to score two and a half points out of four.
Lee Westwood said that his major focus is now to snatch the world number one title, as he has been playing perfectly well from last two years and he will show the world that he is the best golfer around. He added that he will try his level best to recover
from his injury as soon as possible because staying fit and compete at the best level is what he is aiming for.
It is also to be remembered that Lee is planning to participate and defend his title of Portugal Masters golf tournament which will be held next week.
To compete at the top level, it is important for a golfer to keep his nerve and stay fit because injuries can be fatal and it can drag a champ performer out of the golf course. Now it is important for the British golfing veteran Lee Westwood to take care
of his injury before attacking Woods’ leadership title.
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