23 Nov 2009

Westwood claims season ending title and tops money list

6:14 am on 23 November 2009

The English golfer Lee Westwood achieved a European Tour double by winning the season-ending Dubai World Championship and the overall money-list title.

An imperious eight-under-par 64 earned a final 23-under total of 265 and a runaway six-stroke win over fellow Briton Ross McGowan (68).

Westwood's rival for the Race to Dubai money-list, Rory McIlroy of Britain, was third on 273 after a 67.

Englishman Westwood picked up 3.6 million dollars for his double triumph.

McIlroy arrived here leading the money-list but the 20-year-old Northern Irishman was eclipsed by Westwood, who started the week in second position.

It was Westwood's second money-list crown after he also finished European number one in 2000.