SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2018 - NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE HOSTED BY GARY PLAYER
LEE WESTWOOD
•His 24th European Tour victory in his 530th appearance.
•His first European Tour win since the 2014 Maybank Malaysian Open.
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His first Rolex Series title and third victory at Gary Player Country Club following wins in 2010 and 2011 before the tournament joined the European Tour International Schedule. He also won the Dimension Data Pro-Am in 2000 also played at this course.
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Moves to 2,099,257 points on the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex, up to 16th from 45th.
•Moves inside the top 70 on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 119th.
•Has four top tens in the 2018 European Tour season, including his previous best finish of tied second at the Made in Denmark.
•The fifth Rolex Series victory by an Englishman following Tommy Fleetwood (2017 HNA Open de France), Tyrrell Hatton (2017 Italian Open) and Justin Rose (Turkish Airlines Open 2017 and 2018).
•The 13th win from an Englishman on the 2018 Race to Dubai and the 332nd victory from an Englishman on the European Tour.
•His 43rd victory worldwide.
