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Westwood wins big!

Becoming only the sixth golfer in the history of the tournament to retain the title, England’s Lee Westwood walked off with the win at the 2011 edition of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City. The world number 3 retained his title even though he shot a final-round one-over-par 73 on his way to victory.

Westwood scored a record breaking low round total of 62 in the third round but this same devastating form was amiss on Sunday. He held on to clinch the title with a final score of 15-under par or 273, two strokes ahead of Swede Robert Karlsson. Karlsson shot a final round 68, the lowest of the day, to secure second spot ahead of Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland and Jason Dufner of the US. 

Westwood had nothing but good things to say about the course over the four rounds of golf. This is clearly a happy hunting ground for Westwood and he had this to say after notching up his 36th professional title:

“Incredible! This is a special win and my mum and dad are here to see me do it.
I was seven shots ahead going into the final round but no lead is ever good enough. It was a difficult situation choosing between a conservative and an aggressive approach. Robert, Graeme and Jason came after me and made some early birdies – but I never lost confidence in my ability to win this tournament. I love playing at Sun City.”

The 38 year-old bagged himself a cool $1.25-million in the 12-man invitational event. The only other players to ever win back-to-back titles in Sun City are: David Frost, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Jim Furyk and the late Seve Ballesteros.