The Open: Watch Lee Westwood hole out for a superb eagle-two
Written by News on 21/07/2017
Lee Westwood needed a lift to get himself back into contention at The 146th Open, and he found it on day two as he holed out for a morale-boosting eagle-two.
Westwood opened the championship with a 71 and dropped an early shot at Royal Birkdale’s tough second early on Friday to leave him flirting with the projected cut, but he suddenly jumped back to level par with one swing of an iron.
The English veteran, who is playing in his 23rd consecutive Open, tugged his tee shot at the par-four fifth into the wispy rough to the left of the fairway, although he drew a good lie and needed only a flick with a wedge to get to the green.
He shouted at his ball to "go" as it was in the air, and the ball kindly obeyed as it pitched 25 feet short of the pin and released, taking the left-to-right break and dropping into the middle of the cup at perfect pace.
Watch the video above to see Westwood make a big move with one swing at The Open, and don’t miss our live and extensive coverage right through to Sunday evening on Sky Sports The Open.
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