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Exemption Code: 1

Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.

Exemption Code: 2

Winner and runner-up of the 2009 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Exemption Code: 3

Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 4

Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 5

Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 6

Winner of the 2010 Players Championship.

Exemption Code: 7

Winner of the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Exemption Code: 8

From the 2009 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.

Exemption Code: 9

From the 2009 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 10

Those 30 players qualifying for the 2009 season-ending Tour Championship.

Exemption Code: 11

From the 2009 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 12

From the 2010 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 25.

Exemption Code: 13

Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from June 2, 2009, through June 14, 2010.

Exemption Code: 14

From the 2010 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 25.

Exemption Code: 15

From the 2009 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 16

From the 2009 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 17

From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 25, 2010

Exemption Code: 18

Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.

Player Bios

Lee Westwood (ENG)

Birthdate:April 24, 1973

Birthplace:Worksop, England

Age:37

Height:6-0

Weight:205

Home:Worksop, England

Turned Professional:1993

U.S. OPEN 2010 SCORES

POSITION: T16STATUS: +8HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	74	71	76	71	292

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:1997 (Congressional)
U.S. Opens Played:11
Best Round:R2-66 (2009 Bethpage)
Best Finish:3 (2008 Torrey Pines)
Money:$1,060,841
Exemption Codes:11

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STATISTICS
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Lee Westwood

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #2 and #14

Lee Westwood +8

Lee Westwood

Field Average

Fairways Hit

71.43%

64.06%

*Avg. Driving Distance

303.00

288.50

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	4	8	5	1	0
Round 2	0	3	12	3	0	0
Round 3	0	0	14	3	1	0
Round 4	0	3	12	3	0	0
Total	0	10	46	14	2	0

PERSONAL NOTES

Took over the World No. 1 ranking from Tiger Woods at the end of the 2010 season, but relinquished the honor to Martin Kaymer of Germany following the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Two years after watching Jack Nicklaus win his sixth Masters in 1986, Westwood started playing at the age of 13 with a set bought by his grandparents

Member of European Ryder Cup teams in 1997, '99, 2002, '04, '06, '08 and 2010

Went unbeaten in all five matches at 2006 Ryder Cup (3-0-2)

Ended Colin Montgomerie's seven-year Order of Merit reign on the European Tour in 2000 by posting six victories

During school days, played rugby, soccer and cricket

Posted career-high finish (third) at 2008 U.S. Open, missing the playoff with Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate by one stroke

Owns 20 European Tour wins, the last coming at 2009 Dubai World Championship

Earned second PGA Tour win at 2010 St. Jude Classic, a week prior to the U.S. Open, in a playoff over Robert Karlsson and Robert Garrigus

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