Lee Westwood News

By Colm Kinsella IRISH golf sensation Rory McIlroy and European number one Lee Westwood have confirmed their participation in next year's JP McManus Invitational Golf Pro-Am at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD: -4 I Poulter , Z Johnson -3 P Harrington -2 J Furyk , YE Yang , S Cink Selected others: -1 L Westwood , G McDowell +3 P Casey England's Ian Poulter is joint leader after the first round of the Chevron World Challenge in California after an opening four-under-par 68.

EUROPEAN number one Lee Westwood insists victory at this weeka s Chevron World Challenge would still be special, even without the presence of tournament host Tiger Woods.

Rory McIlroy will look to bounce back from his recent double disappointment at this weeka s Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.

Lessons learned from the bitterest disappointment of his career at this year's British Open helped Lee Westwood win his second European Tour order of merit title, the Briton said on Tuesday.

Stewart Cink did little to quell the age-old joke that Southerners turn to duct tape to fix everything.

England's Ian Poulter, left, and Lee Westwood, center, and Martin Kaymer, of Germany, practice for the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha I guess this essentially makes Carolyn Bivens some sort of jealous, Jan Brady type.

Rory McIlroy will look to put last week's disappointment in Dubai firmly in the past with a victory in the star-studded Omega Mission Hills World Cup, where he is representing Ireland alongside Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell.

Keighley's Billy Foster has declared this year his best ever as a caddy - " after starting it off by getting sacked! The 43-year-old capped a fine campaign last weekend, carrying Lee Westwood's bag as he marched to a stunning victory in the Dubai World Championship.

Lee Westwood would have celebrated becoming the European Tour's top player again well into the early hours no matter how he did it.

Kevin Altenhof closed with a record 8-under 64 and earned a five-stroke victory at the Sebastian Open Sunday at Sebastian Municipal Golf Course.

THE magic putting touch that propelled greens-giant Simon Dyson into the worlda TMs top 50 golfers continued to elude him in the season-ending Dubai World Championship.

Cheam golf star Ross McGowan is eyeing a fast start to next season as he bids to get a US Masters appearance under his belt in just his fourth year as a professional.

THE seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel looked down on a sumptuous Dubai beachfront party in the early hours of yesterday morning.

GOLF Westwood wins Dubai Lee Westwood of England became Europea s No. 1 golfer Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by six strokes.

Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Rory McIlroy will look to put last week's disappointment in Dubai firmly in the past with victory in the World Cup, where he is representing Ireland alongside Graeme McDowell at Mission Hills in China.

By V. Krishnaswamy, Dubai, Nov 21 : A much-improved performance with the putter made all the difference as Jeev Milkha Singh despite two bogeys came back with a four-under 68 that saw him move up from tied 22nd to 15th at the end of the third round of the Dubai World Championships golf here Saturday.

Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight Sunday to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour Championship before the second round was suspended because of darkness.

It's midnight on Sunday and Lee Westwood is sipping champagne on the beach. Not in a noisy, stag party boozing session, but quietly sitting around a table with his wife, Laurae; caddie, Billy Foster; and manager, Chubby Chandler -- the inner circle enjoying the moment.