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Lee Westwood is the best golfer in the world

The world golf number one spot has been claimed by Lee Westwood, making him the first European to achieve this in over 15 years.

Westwood will take over from Tiger Woods after Martin Kaymer could not finish in the top two at the Andalucia Masters held in Spain.

Kaymer’s disappointing score of 75 at Valderrama on Sunday resulted in a total of seven-over-par 291 for the week, allowing Westwood to ascend to the pinnacle of world golf, even though he missed the tournament due to injury.

At 37 years old, Westwood is the first European golfer to lead the rankings since Nick Faldo in 1994. Colin Montgomerie, the legendary Scottish golfer, believes Westwood deserves this ranking, despite not having won a major.

“There’s a lot of discussion about how Lee hasn’t won a major, so how can he be number one, but it didn’t concern me when I was ranked second, chasing after Greg Norman, who was at number one at that time,” Montgomerie remarked.

Nonetheless, Montgomerie thinks that Tiger Woods, the American golfer, will make a comeback, as he has maintained his position for over five years.

“It may mark a temporary end to Tiger’s reign, but I don’t believe he will take kindly to being second or third in the world,” he stated.

“Tiger Woods hasn’t gone anywhere; he will return with a vengeance next year and will win majors again. If Tiger is playing well, he wins.”

Woods has an early opportunity to exact revenge at the upcoming WGC-HSBC Champions event in China next week, where Westwood will also participate.

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