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Given the strong correlation between football and golf, perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see Lee Westwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood get off to flying starts in the Scottish Open on Thursday.
All three are keen football fans who have played plenty of pro-ams with members of the England team, so no wonder they emerged from sweet dreams to take advantage of the stunning early conditions.
Mind you, Westwood was rather startled to get to the end of his 65 feeling understandably chipper about his morning’s work, only to be met by a rather different greeting from his caddie, Sam Westwood.
They have been watching the Three Lionsthis summer and feel they have given them a lift
‘He’s disappointed with the round because I had a first-round 62 here last year,’ said Westwood, regarding the reaction of his son. ‘He thinks I’m getting worse.’
Westwood has been getting worse when compared to his two runner-up finishes in Florida in March, but he puts that down to falling into the trap of playing