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The world's No. 1 ranked golfer doesn't think he has anything to prove. At least that's what Lee Westwood has been saying.Of course, he could be wrong. Rarely is there a downside to living up to expectations.
After 281 consecutive weeks of Tiger Woods atop the World Golf Rankings, the newly anointed Westwood on Thursday played his first round as the game's new big cheese. He was sharp.
Westwood may be correct when insisting one round as world No. 1 means little. It'll take at least four before the Englishman can move within 279 weeks of Woods' record streak -- or have the top spot quickly taken away.
One of the two options will happen Sunday. This week's World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions being played in Shanghai, China, has drawn the world's top four ranked players.
Joining Westwood in the field are No. 2 Woods, No. 3 Martin Kaymer, the PGA Champion from Germany, and No. 4 Phil Mickelson. A win by any of the four can earn next week's No. 1 ranking.
So, whether Westwood has something to prove or not, he does have something to defend.
"Well, I don't think I need to reinforce why I'm world No. 1," he said. "I think you get there as a result of having good performances. But it's nice to go out there and show everybody that there is a particular reason why I got to that stage. I think I did that today.
"But it's only the first round of tournament and my main focus is on trying to win. So I didn't really go out there with any particular thought to performing like the world No. 1 really."
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Source: http://golf.fanhouse.com/2010/11/04/lee-westwood-playing-like-worlds-best/
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