UK, Aug 27: Lee Westwood believes he is finding his form at just the right time as he begins his preparations for next month's Ryder Cup. Westwood, the 2000 European number one, has suffered a miserable run of form in the last two years that has seen him plummet from fourth in the world to 144th.
But his joint 15th place finish at last week's NEC Invitational - his first top 15 finish in over a year - has left the 29-year-old brimming with confidence.
"It's not just the Ryder Cup that this performance is good for," said Westwood.

"I've got other things to think about before then, but every decent performance is going to give me more confidence.
"I am pretty sure about a couple of things I am working on now and seem to have integrated them a bit, which was important this week.
"I'll keep working on them when I get home and hopefully it will get better and better."
Westwood had his worst round of the season, an 82, at the USPGA Championship two weeks ago.
But at the Sahalee Country Club last week he had nothing worse than a 72 and was pressing hard for a top 10 finish until he bogeyed the 12th and 16th in the final round.
"This was never going to be an easy course for me. If your game is not in good shape you don't want to be playing on fairways this narrow.
"You don't get away with anything. I haven't been lucky when I've hit it off the fairway, so it's been a good solid performance.
"The driving is probably the worst part of my game, but that will come back with confidence."
Bureau Report