Tiger Woods falls from No.1 to Lee Westwood, but for how long?
11.03.2010 – Tiger Woods is no longer the No.1 golfer in the world? Yup, it’s true. Woods, who has held the No.1 golf ranking in the world for 281 weeks, has fallen from his position to British golfer Lee Westwood on Sunday.
The Englishman Lee Westwood moved into the No.1 spot in the world on Sunday, while becoming the first European in 16 years to be ranked the No.1 golfer in the world. Just like Tiger Woods, Westwood did not win a major tournament this year and he’s only the fourth player in history to be No. 1 without doing so.
“Whenever you can sit down and say, ‘I’m the best in the world right now,’ it’s a dream that everybody holds,” Westwood said.
Although, Westwood has only finished one tournament since the British Open because of a calf injury, he was statistically destined to move into the No.1 spot, just as long as German golfer, Martin Kaymer, the PGA champion, did not finish among he top two at the Andalucia Masters in Spain, which he did not, as Kaymer finished tied for 21st. Continue reading “Tiger Woods falls from No.1 to Lee Westwood, but for how long?”