Westwood disappointed U.S. aired Ryder Cup ‘dirty laundry’
Lee Westwood hasn’t been on the losing end of too many Ryder Cup teams. In nine appearances, he’s been on the winning team seven times. So maybe he isn’t the best guy to talk about how to handle defeat in the biennial matches.
However, Westwood was asked Wednesday to weigh in on the resulting fallout from the Americans’ latest Ryder Cup defeat. He obliged, and the Englishman did not approve.
“From my point of view, I think it’s a little bit disappointing to see the dirty laundry being out in public first and foremost,” said Westwood.
The former world No. 1 believes there’s plenty of blame to go around the American side. Pinning it all on captain Tom Watson, in Westwood’s view, would be a mistake.
“Yeah, maybe Tom got a few things wrong,” he said. “Maybe the U.S. team just didn’t quite play well enough in general.”
For Westwood, the public discussion that has unfolded in the week-plus since the matches ended is one that should have been had in private.
He added, “I’m just pleased that I don’t have to sort it all out because I don’t like to see people with great reputations, their great reputations being brought down by something that shouldn’t really happen in public.”
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