Six years after his last win and having just returned from a wrist injury, Lee Westwood is in position to finish off arguably his most impressive performance after taking the joint lead on day three at the Aramco LIV Golf Singapore on Saturday.
Westwood, the Majesticks GC co-captain with 44 professional wins across 20 different countries in his storied career, enters Sunday’s final round as co-leader at 10 under with Torque GC captain Joaquin Niemann, who is also the defending champion.
The Englishman will play in the final group of the final round for the first time in his LIV Golf career and seeks to become the oldest player to win a league individual title.
“I’m 53 on the 24th of April, so at that stage, it would probably be the best win of my career,” Westwood said after making birdies on three of his final four holes for a three-under 68 in difficult conditions at Sentosa Golf Club.
“All of my wins have special memories. But to still be competitive at my age and up there and having chances to win tournaments like this is validation for driving myself on and doing all the hard work and practice that nobody sees, and still being competitive and having a good enough game to compete against them.”
A win would give Joaquin Niemann his eighth LIV Golf victory. Photo: Reuters
However, Westwood is not the only player with a chance to make history on Sunday.