Westwood and Richard Bland are playing in the U.S. Senior Open, a rare tournament where 50-and-over LIV golfers are welcome.
Lee Westwood is taking advantage of an exemption via his previous Ryder Cup participation to play in this week’s U.S. Senior Open.
The former world No. 1 who represented Europe 10 times in the Ryder Cup spoke with reporters Tuesday in advance of the championship, and the inevitable questions about LIV Golf and a possible unification of the sport were broached. Coming off a third-place finish at the LIV Golf Nashville event Sunday, Westwood said events this year includingand contending in the other majors is an example of how the best should be together more often.
Bland, for example, is not permitted to play in any PGA Tour Champions event, even though his Senior PGA victory came with a one-year exemption. Westwood and Bland are unable to play in next week’s Senior British Open due to DP World Tour restrictions.
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