Golf: Westwood to defend PGA title

“It’s a priority for me to try to come and defend whenever I can": Westwood

MEMPHIS: Lee Westwood returns to TPC Southwind this week to defend his St Jude Classic crown and put the finishing touches on his preparations for the US Open golf championship. While some players prefer to take the week off before a major, Westwood said he did not hesitate to put the tournament on his schedule. “This was one of the first ones that went in,” said the Englishman. “It’s a priority for me to try to come and defend whenever I can, and I like to play the week before a major championship. I was fairly sure I was going to use this as one of my three invites.” Westwood believes the 7,239-yard, par-70 Southwind layout is a good warm-up for the US Open, which will be held at Congressional, in suburban Washington. No one has successfully defended a PGA Tour title yet this season.



Published in The Express Tribune, June 10th, 2011.