St Andrews, Sept 29: Lee Westwood wins Dunhill Links Championship. Lee Westwood edged out world number two Ernie Els by one shot to win the Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday, the Briton holding his nerve to continue his recent resurgence. The former European number one, who won his first tournament in three years at last month's BMW International Open, carded a final-round 67 to finish on 21 under par, one clear of South African Els. Westwood had looked set for a comfortable victory after moving three shots ahead of the field but Els birdied the last two holes to push the Englishman all the way. Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin finished third, two shots adrift of Els, with Briton Darren Clarke and Dutchman Maarten Lafeber tied fourth. The 30-year-old Westwood made his first bogey of the tournament at the par-four second hole but surged ahead round the turn. He fired three successive birdies from the eighth hole to move two shots ahead and immaculate putts of 10 and 15 feet at the 12th and 13th holes took him to 21 under.


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