LEE RETURNING TO EVENT HE WON IN 1997

WESTWOOD to play in MALAYSIAN OPEN

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 Former champion Lee Westwood of England has confirmed his entry for the Maybank Malaysian Open 2014.

Westwood, a former world number one, signalled his rise in the world of golf by winning the 1997 Malaysian Open and has gone on to win titles on every continent since turning professional in 1993.

Other big names will be announced shortly by title sponsor Maybank as the excitement for one of Asia’s leading national opens heats up.

The Maybank Malaysian Open has always attracted high-calibre golfers from around the world including Major winners such as Louis Oosthuizen, Rory McIIroy, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Todd Hamilton, Michael Campbell, Retief Goosen, Bernhard Langer, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh and Sir Nick Faldo.

Notable Asian players who have competed in the Maybank Malaysian Open include Thongchai Jaidee, a three-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner, last year’s Order of Merit champion Kiradech Aphibarnrat and and South Korea’s K.J. Choi. Thongchai has won the tournament twice while Kiradech triumphed in 2013.

Westwood, McIIroy, Kaymer, Singh, Langer, Faldo and Luke Donald are also among the former world number ones who have featured in the Maybank Malaysian Open.