Lee Westwood hires Michael Waite as his temporary caddie – Golf News
The world number three, Lee Westwood has announced to hire Michael Waite as his new caddy temporarily until Billy Foster recovers from the injury he suffered during a charity football match.
According to the doctors, Foster needs another five to six months to completely recover from the injury.
Therefore Westwood decided to hire Waite for the busy schedule, especially after playing the Wells Fargo Championship and Players Championship without a caddy.
Confirming his decision on Twitter, Westwood wrote:
"My new caddie while billy is out injured is Michael Waite (sponge) . He's worked for Michael Campbell and Robert Allenby amongst others”.
He also confirmed his schedule for the next coming months, adding: "I'll be playing BMW PGA , Sweden , US open, French open, Open , WGC Bridgestone and PGA. Run of big tournaments coming up".
He is currently enjoying a great form on the PGA Tour and has recorded a total of four top-ten finishes in the seven tournaments he has played so far.
His best finish of the season came in the Masters Tournament when he tied for the third position.
After coming close to the top position so many times, he now looks forward to recording a win in the 2012 PGA Tour.
That is the reason why he decided to hire an experienced campaigner from New Zealand who used to work with Ian Baker-Finch, Robert Allenby and Michael Campbell.
One of the highlights of his performance as a caddy includes Campbell’s victory in the 2005 US Open.
Westwood also plans to work seriously on the putting technique, as it has frequently caused problems for him in the tournament he played in the recent past.
During the Masters Tournament, he came close to the first ever major victory of his career but failed because of the putting mistakes he made during the event.
He missed many easy birdie chances that could have allowed him to wear the green jacket.
The same happened in the Wells Fargo Championship where he failed to match the leaders just because he did not have good first three-round scores because of the putting failures.
Therefore, it is necessary for him to think seriously about the issue concerning his technique. Otherwise, he will have to face some serious consequences in the long run.
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