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Exemption Code: 1

Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.

Exemption Code: 2

Winner and runner-up of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Exemption Code: 3

Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 4

Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 5

Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 6

Winner of the 2009 Players Championship.

Exemption Code: 7

Winner of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Exemption Code: 8

From the 2008 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.

Exemption Code: 9

From the 2008 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 10

Those 30 players qualifying for the 2008 season-ending Tour Championship.

Exemption Code: 11

From the 2008 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 12

From the 2009 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 25.

Exemption Code: 13

Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from June 2, 2008, through June 14, 2009.

Exemption Code: 14

From the 2009 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 25.

Exemption Code: 15

From the 2008 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 16

From the 2008 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 17

From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 25, 2009

Exemption Code: 18

Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.

Player Bios

Lee Westwood (ENG)

Birthdate:April 23, 1973

Birthplace:Worksop, England

Age:36

Height:6-0

Weight:205

Home:Worksop, England

Turned Professional:1993

U.S. OPEN 2009 SCORES

POSITION: T23STATUS: +5HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	72	66	74	73	285

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:1997 (Congressional)
U.S. Opens Played:9
Best Round:R1-68 (2005 Pinehurst)
Best Finish:3 (2008 Torrey Pines)
Money:$881,961
Exemption Codes:8, 11, 17

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STATISTICS
PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

NEWS

INTERVIEWS

Lee Westwood

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #10 and #13

Lee Westwood +5

Lee Westwood

Field Average

Fairways Hit

75.00%

63.60%

*Avg. Driving Distance

286.50

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	1	14	3	0	0
Round 2	0	6	10	2	0	0
Round 3	0	3	9	5	1	0
Round 4	0	2	12	3	1	0
Total	0	12	45	13	2	0

PERSONAL NOTES

Two years after watching Jack Nicklaus win his sixth Masters in 1986, Westwood started playing at the age of 13 with a set bought by his grandparents

Member of European Ryder Cup teams in 1997, '99, 2002, '04, '06 and '08

Went unbeaten in all five matches at 2006 Ryder Cup (3-0-2)

Ended Colin Montgomerie's seven-year Order of Merit reign on the European Tour in 2000 by posting six victories

During school days, played rugby, soccer and cricket

Posted career-high finish (third) at 2008 U.S. Open, missing the playoff with Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate by one stroke

STATISTICS

EUROPEAN TOUR

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
Alfred Dunhill Championship	16T	€ 12720.00	66	70	70	71	277	-11
South African Open Championship	3T	€ 53200.00	66	68	68	73	275	-13
Commercialbank Qatar Masters Presented by Dolphin Energy	27T	€ 17638.12	67	73	67	74	281	-7
Dubai Desert Classic	39T	€ 12229.06	70	70	73	72	285	-3
Johnnie Walker Classic	7T	€ 42461.25	66	73	68	67	274	-14
WGC - Accenture Match Play	17T	€ 74724.57						Par
WGC-CA Championship	61T	€ 31216.41	71	71	78	69	289	+1
MASTERS TOURNAMENT	43	€ 20673.72	70	72	70	79	291	+3
Ballantine's Championship	34T	€ 14910.00	71	73	76	74	294	+6
The 3 Irish Open	30T	€ 25800.00	68	66	77	74	285	-3
BMW PGA Championship	134T		77	77			154	+10
The European Open	27T	€ 18835.34	70	75	74	70	289	+1

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	42	12	€324,408

PGA TOUR
DATE	TOURNAMENT NAME	POS	ROUNDS					TOTAL SCORE	TO PAR	OFFICIAL MONEY
			1	2	3	4	5
4/05/09	Shell Houston Open	T11	69	70	68	74	--	281	-7	$131,100.00
Bold = scores par or better * = Unofficial Event

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