Golf-Westwood apologises for swearing in Qatar
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Lee Westwood might be 38-years-old, holder of an OBE and World No3 in Golf, but when he let a few choice expletives pass his mouth during the Qatar Open, he wasn't above getting a dressing down from his mum.
Caught on television swearing after his tee shot on the 16th, Mrs Westwood was on the phone straight away to straighten him out.
''My mum was the first person on the phone, and she said, you might want to apologize,'' said Westwood, who went on to birdie the 16th. ''I didn't think it formed a part at that stage of being on TV. It's amazing how sensitive these microphones are.''
Westwood promptly turned to Twitter to do just that.
''Sorry about swearing on the 16th tee. Came off like a rocket and thought it was going further! Wash my mouth out! Perils of live tv,'' Westwood tweeted.
Westwood, who is in Emirates for the Dubai Desert Classic, which starts Thursday refused to repeat what he had said, only that "there are worse words, actually."
The former World No1 has had a typically slow start to the season, finishing tied for 17th at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and 12th in Qatar. But he insisted his game is taking shape and that his performance so far this season was "decent, good for me" compared to previous years.
''I've normally missed a cut by now, and thrown in a 60th-place finish or something like that,'' Westwood said.
''I'd say if I was making an appraisal of the first couple of weeks, I've hit it a lot better than I normally do. Short game is a little bit sharper than normal. Putts are quite nice, starting to roll a few longer ones in.''
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