EXCLUSIVE: 物陰／風下's big date is a major turn off for his children

By Derek Lawrenson for MailOnline

Published: 23:35 BST, 28 March 2012 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 28 March 2012

One thing 保証（人）d on Saturday night of Masters week is that 物陰／風下 Westwood’s two children, 10-year-old Sam and Poppy, eight, will be glued to the television. Just not watching to see how dad’s? getting on.

‘How much do kids love that ITV programme Take Me Out?’ said Westwood, smiling.

‘地雷 will be watching that, for sure. They love that “no likey, no lighty” bit. What chance have I got against that? If the ゴルフ is on and I come on the 審査する it’s like, “Oh yeah, that’s where dad is”, and they’ll? wander off. To be honest, I wouldn’t want it any other way.’

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まっただ中に the fantasy twirl of the 最高の，を越す echelons of professional ゴルフ there are those who embrace the celebrity lifestyle, those who get above themselves ― and those like Westwood who have no 意向 of losing their 支配する on the real world.

It’s why all decent members of the 広大な／多数の／重要な 冒険的な public will be tuning in to the majors this year in the hope that 技術 and providence finally get their 行為／法令／行動する together and Westwood （人命などを）奪う，主張するs that elusive prize he deserves.

There are those who will tell you he doesn’t 半導体素子 井戸／弁護士席 enough or that scar tissue from past losses will open up come the 窒息させるing 圧力 of? Sunday afternoon.

But, instead of dwelling on? Westwood’s perceived shortcomings on the eve of another major 選手権 season, let’s recognise the 巨大な dedication he is bringing to the 仕事.

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By now, you’ll know all about the two-hour workouts that have seen his 団体／死体 形態／調整 change 劇的な and his 直面する take on the taut angles of an 競技者.

What you won’t know is the family 決定／判定勝ち（する） taken at the end of last year that has seen Westwood take on a 重要な number of extra tournaments.

Who does that with their 39th birthday 落ちるing next month and enough money for the next 10 世代s of? family members?

‘It had to be a family 決定／判定勝ち（する） for me to 再結合させる the US 小旅行する and 増加する my schedule because it wouldn’t have worked さもなければ,’ he said. ‘It’s 堅い because the kids want to see their dad, they like me 存在 at home.

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But, with three of the majors in America every year, it makes sense from a career point of 見解（をとる）.’

There is no 始める，決める way to 準備する for a major. Rory McIlroy is on a three-week break before the Masters, Luke Donald a fortnight’s? furlough, while Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd is having a week at home.

Westwood, however, likes to be 競争の激しい before a major, which is wh y he is in Texas for the start of the 爆撃する Houston Open,? beginning today.

He said all the 権利 things in his 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 about giving this tournament the 尊敬（する）・点 it deserves but one look at his 側近? tells you where the ultimate 焦点（を合わせる） lies.

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With him are his coach, Pete Cowen, putting 助言者 Phil Kenyon, and Steve McGregor, the man who has done so much for not only Westwood’s fitness but also McIlroy’s.

Walking 負かす／撃墜する the fairways on a 蒸し暑い Tuesday afternoon,? McGregor goes into 詳細（に述べる） about the work that leaves Westwood in the best 形態／調整 of his life. Kenyon’s 簡潔な／要約する is to instil the 信用／信任 to 攻撃する，衝突する putts harder. As for Cowen, he’s got the Englishman’s long game honed so かみそり-sharp it is a surprise these days when he isn’t in 論争.

Westwood said: ‘I think it’s 権利 to say I’ve been waiting for the Masters since the middle of last August when the PGA 選手権 finished. When you’ve won 37 tournaments around the world but not a major and you’re very 競争の激しい, it is natural you’re going to want to 勝利，勝つ at least one.

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‘There’s no question they are the events that have the extra buzz and 予期. But it wouldn’t be 権利 to say I am trying to 頂点（に達する） for next week.

'I think the way you 勝利，勝つ majors is trying to 勝利，勝つ every week. And, when you reach a 確かな level of technical consistency, there’s no 推論する／理由 why you can’t 努力する／競う to do that. Look at Rory, with all these 最高の，を越す-five finishes he has been having.’

The 追求（する），探索（する） for better never ends. On this day Westwood, arguably the best in the game off the tee, has two drivers in his 捕らえる、獲得する, with a new one that comes with the 約束 of 追加するing five to seven yards.

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‘I see it is longer,’ says his wry caddie Billy Foster as the pair walk up to two immaculately struck 運動s and discover the new one has gone six インチs past the old.

Foster’s the perfect 失敗させる／負かす for? Westwood, an earthy Yorkshireman who caddied for Seve? Ballesteros for five years and is more a friend than 従業員. At times the humour is frat-boy level and the conversation is hardly ever about ゴルフ.

With Foster? supporting 物陰／風下d and Westwood Nottingham Forest, there’s plenty of banter about the 7-3 epic home loss 苦しむd by the former’s club nine days ago.

When Westwood is putting his 場内取引員／株価s on his ゴルフ ball, he says: ‘What a shame there isn’t room for all the goalscorers.’

Foster gives as good as he gets but he knows the time to get serious is almost on us. With five majors to play until his 40th birthday, this might be the most important year of Westwood’s ゴルフing life. Fingers crossed it 証明するs one even his kids want to watch.