Lee Westwood to play British Masters supported by Sky Sports

By Sky Sports Golf

Wednesday 21 September 2016 11:44, UK

Lee Westwood is the latest player to confirm in his place in the field for next month’s British Masters supported by Sky Sports.

The Englishman, who will make a tenth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance at Hazeltine, joins tournament host Luke Donald and Olympic champion Justin Rose at the Grove from October 13-16.

"The fans always give us great support at tournaments in Britain, so I'm really looking forward to playing in front of them at The Grove," said Westwood. "The British Masters is an event that I've always enjoyed and I've got a pretty good record too over the years, so I'm looking forward to it.

"I think The Grove will be another great venue for a European Tour event, following on from the success at Woburn last year. I played a WGC event there in 2006 and enjoyed it then, so it will be nice to go back there.

"I know Luke, Sky Sports and The European Tour will do a good job again in terms of helping engage with fans, which was one of the best things about the tournament last year.

Westwood finished 17th at Woburn last year when the tournament returned to the European Tour schedule, as Ryder Cup teammate Matt Fitzpatrick claimed a maiden professional title.

The 43-year-old won the tournament in 2007 at The Belfry and came close to defending his crown the following year, where he lost in a play-off to Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.

More than 57,000 attended last year's British Masters, with the tournament aiming to help boost golf participation in Britain by engaging with new and existing audiences through innovative coverage and initiatives such as live masterclasses.

All 20,000 free tickets for the opening round of the 2016 British Masters have already been snapped up as part of the Sky Sports Thursday offer, but fans can still book their ticket to see Westwood, Donald and Rose in the second, third and fourth rounds via www.sky.com/tickets.