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US OPEN: Westwood and McIlroy in the hunt as Thomas takes early lead

Justin Thomas tops the leaderboard following the first round of the 120th US Open after the world no.3 fired a five-under-par 65 at Winged Foot in New York. The 27-year-old former PGA champion leads fellow Americans Patrick Reed and Matthew Wolff, and Belgium’s Thomas Pieters by a shot. The UK’s challenge is headed by Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood who both fired opening 67s to sit two shots off the pace. That score was matched by 2010 Open champion Louis Oosthuizen. […] The post US OPEN: Westwood and McIlroy in the hunt as Thomas takes early lead appeared first on Golf News.

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Westwood sneaks into the weekend as Paratore leads at British Masters

Tournament host Lee Westwood sealed his place in final two rounds of the British Masters on the cut mark of one under par, 10 shots behind Italian leader Renato Paratore. Westwood, who is the attached touring professional at Close House near Newcastle, is easily the highest-ranked player in the field at world no.34, but faced missing the cut after dropping three shots in his opening three holes to move to two over par. Four birdies in his next seven holes lifted him […] The post Westwood sneaks into the weekend as Paratore leads at British Masters appeared first on Golf News.

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