A Round With Radar - Episode Five: Lee Westwood
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2019
- In the fifth episode of our ‘A Round With Radar’ series, Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley takes on PING Pro and European golf legend Lee Westwood in a 9-hole match at Close House, his home club in Northumberland, England. Radar chats with Lee about about his 60 PING gold putters, getting to World Number One, his girlfriend, and now caddie, Helen, and his 32 year relationship with PING. #ARoundWithRadar
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A story about Lee Westwood, he was competing in the 2000 Amex at Mount Juliet (Ireland) and as a member I was allowed to bring two young nephews new to golf ( Michael Sheehan and Diaurmaid Lyng) into the clubhouse and there was Lee and Darren Clarke having a pint of Guinness and shooting the shit. I ordered a pint and a couple of lemonades for the kids and as they were wearing some hats I had bought during the tournament Lee noticed the two boys and beckoned them over. He signed both their caps so I asked if it would be ok to buy him and Clarkie a pint as a thank you and he said sure. We had a nice few minutes chatting about golf and life and I shooed the boys away and said great to meet you guys. I decided to have another pint as the boys were hyped and excited and the barman told me that Westie had not only bought our next round but invited the two boys to the driving range the next day. Needless to say excitement was an understatement!
Years later Michael is the director of golf at Mount Juliet and Diaurmaid (now a 2 handicapper) went on to become an outstanding golfer and star Wexford hurler and tv personality for TNG and they both still vividly remember (as I fondly do) that wonderful evening where a huge golfing personality was so kind to two young boys! Thanks Lee and I hope you will be Ryder Cup Captain in Rome!
Fintan Galway Heartwarming story !
Great story. Westy sounds like a good guy
He loves himself, as you do. Your story is more than tryfingly boring. Oh well, chip chip cheerio old pip
@@thomaselliott573 Yup, your an illiterate as well as an asshole! Trifling is the proper spelling!
Thomas Elliott Ignorant, needless comment !
Just watched this again following Lee at The Players. Top top fella.
I can't imagine why this has just 1,000 likes, when crappy golf "vlogs" out there have millions. Loved watching it again after Lee John's great run!
Great video!!! Westwood is one of my all time favorite golfers. He's a class act.
Lee Westwood great competitor fantastic personality Radar one our greats these are fantastic to watch keep up the great work
It was great to watch Lee Westwood ,fantastic golfer ,Ryder Cup legend .Both Lee and Wayne had a good chat ,and a good game .
Favorite pro of all time. Absolute Legend.
What a top man Lee is it great to see he’s happy 👍
One of the best 40 minutes of entertainment I've seen for a long time. Radar your a legend and a fantastic on course commentator
Brilliant, two of my heroes, good luck with all you do, both of you.
Really entertaining watch, Lee Westwood top bloke.
Really enjoy these videos. Very relaxed, fun, and great golf. Years ago, Lee was playing at the famed Riviera in LA. I was watching on the 18th fairway where you could NOT see the teebox. All of a sudden there was a loud CRACK as a players ball hit the cart path BEHIND the gallery and it bounded up resting right behind a tree. It happened to be Lee's ball and I pointed out where the ball ended up to his caddie. Lee approached the ball, saw his predicament and remarked "PERFECT"! We all had a good laugh and Lee made a remarkable recovery shot and parred the hole.
Thoroughly good man. Legend Westy.
Radar. Great watch. More please.
Reminds me of the Round with Allis series of many moons ago.
That course looks great. Going to try and get a out there.
Great banter,radar has to be the nicest golf interviewer and player out there,wish i could chuck some more likes in there👍
God what a beautiful course... Reminds me of several courses here in West Virginia where I live
Best production yet in this series, love the new graphic overlays, improved sound and video quality! These are such great fun.
Radar's swing is lovely, lovely straight left arm and tempo....legend i love him
Lee Westwood is a great golfer, a gentleman, and a fantastic ambassador for golf. Down to earth!
2 really fun guys enjoying some golf! Great stuff! Lee is so damn funny as well.
Great video! Great stories from Lee Westwood.
Cracking video lads to old pros having a knock and a good crac on.
Awesome! Great to see you flying the flag for the north east Lee. Bring on the 2020 British masters
Lee cracks me up!! Good times!
Always a fun day with radar.....good job!
keep the matches coming , aways a good watch radar top man. lee what a great man alround great attitude. hope you get the captains job
Wayne, still silky smooth swing, very impressive. Shame you dont get more games in with your busy schedule. Loving the vids.
Great entertainment and informative. Well done boys
Brilliant both lee and radar are class acts
Great fun watching this
I like Radar, I like Westwood, great stuff
Really entertaining! Lee looks like a nice guy.
This is great, nice golf and these boys seem to be real good company, having been a golfer for over 50 years this is what it's all about, talent without any pretense
Love the walking boots on the course!
Brilliant!
love watching Lee
That was great 👏 Played at Close House a couple of months ago. Great course but the day I played was the coldest day in the history of cold days! Still enjoyed it immensely though
It’s freezing in the middle of summer there.
Radar is a great entertainer,loves his golf....was a very good player in the 70s & 80s....he has good knowledge of the game.
Lee a great player over for approx 30 yrs,still competing at the very top level on both tours,appears to be relaxed and wonderful sense of humility....Helen appears to be an important factor in his life on and off the course.
This gives a terrific insight into the golfer and the commentator .👍👍👍👍👍👍
Superb video, really enjoyed watching it. Lee Westwood is such a nice guy, really friendly and down to earth, not arrogant like many celebs are, just an all round top bloke..
Great video and Lee seems a ripping guy. The more I see these videos and understand how long these golfers have been with Ping it just speaks volumes about what a great company they must be. Great stuff.
Simply class.
Very nice and challenging golf course design...Cheers!!!
Greetings from the Philippines...!
Great video. Hats off.
Fantastic video. 🙂
Great video!
Love this. Lee's a great down to earth guy who lives in the best part of the country. The north east.
He actually lives near Edinburgh
@@AldoScotia ....true. his gf is a geordie though
Class act Westwood
Throughly enjoyed this. Especially the funny side of Lee Westwood
Ah, so nice to finally meet you. In about 1989 you won I believe was the Australian open, and some one cut out the leader board with your name on top, and put it in a frame for me. Nice to meet the real golfer, Wayne Riley
Absolutely love these! Lee seems like a right laugh to be around. Add Matt Wallace to the mix and you'd have absolute gold there!
Oh and me too cheers 🤣😁
Who's next?
Mark Crossfield......:)
@@CR-yx5we fastest way to lose subscribers 🤣
What a great idea having Wayne Riley play with and interview these great players. Life is so short and these interviews will last for future generations to enjoy. And learn from.
Interview? It's all a set up to promote Ping equipment or hadn't you noticed? For that reason it'll be all good shots and secret mulligans.
Would love to see Lee in the RC team another time before being captain.
Radar's a classic. "Starting to annoy me" at 24.24 :):)
Hope to see him get a major one things for sure he's a future hall of famer
Class
Lovely watch! Thanks for posting :-)
Top class Lee. One of the friendly pros on tour.
You have to be smart to be liked by Lee. Probably why he doesn't get on well with many Americans.
@@waingro5834 Very true.
Great player
I truly believe that to win a Major Championship you have to be blessed with a bit of luck at the right time in the tournament. Think of so many one or two time Major winners and all of them have been fortunate at an important time.
Lee is so much better than many Major winners, and has been at that level for more than two decades, so I don’t believe he needs to win one, although it would round off his career nicely.
Are you shrinking Radar ? LMFAO
Met radar day before this round in the bar..didn’t know who he was till I left.whoops sorry radar mate..top bloke tho..radar who’s the guy in the cap in the clubhouse???..it’s Jon jo shelvey the footy player..👍👍
So, today Lee Westwood is leading the 2021 Players Championship in Florida against all the top players in the world! By 2 shots.
And last week he finished second at the Arnold Palmer Bayhill Classic in Orlando to Bryson DeChambreau, and could have won that Event. He is 48 years old and playing some of the best golf of his life. And he has a pretty lady (Helen) on the bag with him in this video, and she is in front of the world with him in the Players event. Our question is: What sport in the world is able to give back to players (people) like the game of golf does? The game of golf... the game of life. I really believe that.
Give me Radar’s on-course commentary on the European Tour any day of the week, there is just something that I am not keen on regarding Shane O’Donaghue.
All top 20 golfers in the world are very good and have potential to be #1, its the competition points that they need to have to stay at the top.
you can tell Westy genuinely likes Radar
Lee is a beast but after Linn I'm worn out for one day 😁
8:38 prophetic.
Good swings from Radar, only thing is his shoulder turn is too flat on the back swing and even flatter on the down swing. Such an easy fix!
The guy tee's it up twice a year, give him a break!
One of the best players never to have won a major.
Yet!
Seamus Toomey He’s 46 what is he waiting on?
James Cathey III the next major and a little luck. I’m guessing you think lee has no chance. I’d love to see him win one
Was there a hint of Geordie there Lee.....?
When you have more gold putters than Seve, life must be brilliant.
Would love to see Radar play Bubba and a match with someone on the 2010.
Look in the dictionary for the definition of Class.... there's a picture of Lee Westwood!
Who ate all the pies 🥧
Mr Westwood forgot to mention the great Kenny burns.
Played golf with the bandit Kenny off 7. He was great round north Berwick
It's nice to have an Aussie that doesn't just ritualistically hate Brits. I do get seriously tired of that. Maybe he does hate us but is the kind of guy that will do anything for money. Who knows? Who cares? I've met a few Aussies in my time and they are seriously hard work.
Pros get their driver launch so low. Are they hitting down on it or what? It looks like westwood sort of swipes at the ball sideways when driving.
When ping bring out a new driver does lee have to play with that driver no matter how he’s playing with his present club
rad
Who’s radar?
These are so much better than mark crossfield taking on pros... There's no twatty arrogance in these
Radars playing off about 6
6 more like scratch I reckon.
"You don't need burgers."
HAHA he should change his nickname from "Radar" to "Mr. Three Wiggle"
Stopping the video at 37:12 seconds-- no, No, NO! That is precisely why we don't see a true champion that dominates the sport, moreover than tiger and on a record like Byron Nelson, because they think one needs to practice! Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE falls victim to the misconception of the golf swing and because of that they think practice will hone their game. So, if they really understood what happens and learn to understand that a single word leads to the misconception, they would never have to practice again! Once you've got it, you've always got it, if you know what it is, you are trying to get ¿`_
Lee probably the best golfer never to win a major. Lots of golfers have won 1 or even 2 majors and a had less successful careers than this guy. R2D winner again congrats Lee
Why Lee didn't go with the Long Putter like Berhard Langer is so puzzling. Back when it was legal, that was the time...he'd have a couple of Majors by now. Lee is one of the very best ball strikers to ever play the game....just not a good putter.
I have a few words of encouragement in the midst of what's going on. It might sound wierd, but it is for real and I thought that it would be important to say it.
Its long because I've tried to and any faqs!
Hopefully this will answer some of those nagging questions -
Why can't evil be forgiven and let off, how is the whole "Jesus dying" thing really relevant to anything?
To you? if you still have any questions let me know x
Do you ever struggle? Or doubt that God Loves You After what you've done? Do you wonder if He even exists for that matter? Read this:
Every one of us have lied, stolen (even tiny things count as stealing), spoken badly to our parents and had embarrassing and detestable thoughts in our thought life. The Bible calls this "sin", the breaking of God's laws. You might think, so what? Everyone lies and thinks bad things about others! Its human!
You're right. That's exactly what the Bible says, we're "born into sin" and that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23
What is that "glory", morally speaking?
Well, the opposite of human nature and desires.
Not lying, not stealing, and having a perfect thought life is God's standard for us.
But if its God's standard and we were made in "God's image", Why don't we meet it?
Well, Remember Adam and Eve and when they sinned. Before sin they were perfect in thought word and DEED completely, but after the first sin occured due to Satan's tempting in the Garden, it destroyed that part of us that was morally perfect and in perfect harmony with God's morals, standard, and love. So while we kept certain things, the ability to be thinking individuals with unique personalities, the moral part (affecting how our thoughts, actions and personalities operate) was damaged. To the point where we are "opposed" to God, hence His nature and standards being the opposite of what we see as reasonable or possible. The Bible even makes it clear that "apart from God you can do nothing" - John 15:5. Without Him, it will 100% feel "opposite", unreasonable and alien to us. Only WITH Him can we gain victory in these things.
Why doesn't God just let sin off and leave it?
The Bible describes God as a "righteous judge", many wonder why God doesn't just let sin off and leave it, but He can't. Why? That's like a if a judge let off a
murderer who broke the state law. Everyone would attack that judge and call Him corrupt, saying that he had not done right and should be fired for failing to punish the murderer for his evil. AND to completely love and be good as God is, means you need to, in turn, hate all forms of evil. You can't truly love good unless you hate the existence of evil.
This means that God needed, as a righteous judge to punish sin with the ultimate penalty of death - expressing His hatred of evil - and separation from His presence forever. Hence Hell.
"The soul that sins shall die (in Hell and suffer damnation)" - Ezekiel 18:20
But God, who is also love, did not want to see His creation tortured and cut off from Him. He cares so much for is that He couldn't bear to see us fall into Satans hands and suffer death, even though we broke the law and deserve to bear the guilt, pain and be cut off from perfection forever through damnation.
Because of justice, God could not leave sin and evil unpunished, BUT because of LOVE, God provided someone else to take that punishment on our behalf, satisfying both justice (by punishing the evil committed), and love (by sparing OUR lives) despite our sin.
God sent His own SON - think about that. His *Son*, the one whom He loved infinitely (the same way He loves us).
God allowed Him to take the pain we deserved, He took ALL of Gods wrath for every single sin you and I have committed. He was punished brutally and completely as if He was the picture of mankind's sin itself so that we do not have to be punished.
Back in the courtroom scenario: He paid the "fine" at His own expense (His life had to be morally perfect on this Earth, then He had to be killed as a sinless sacrifice on our behalf).
So when He returns to remove all evil from the face of the Earth, we can be spared and free because Christ has already BEEN punished on our behalf. He then rose again on the third day, conquering not only life and sin and temptation, but DEATH.
"I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live (immortally and eternally in Heaven when I return)" - John 11:25,26
ALL we have to do is accept it by faith. Faith alone in Christ alone.
Religion = rules to be saved
The gospel = Christ saved us already we just have to believe it by faith. If you lack faith (as I did before), pray. He will make it strong it time. Trust Him as you would trust those close to you. He knows you even better than that. He created you and knows you inside out.
...WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
What does it actually mean for us?
It means we can be completely free from the penalty of damnation.
Not only that but we can be restored to Him and recreated into His moral image AGAIN as long as we accept Jesus having paid the price for us and accept Him as our Lord, the one who is in the front seat of our lives. He has a plan for your life, He's created you for a purpose. Just remember that. A purpose that includes being recreated into His image, one you can only accomplish through Him and reliance on His power and by following HIS way of life.
What does this new way of life entail?
It entails love, true love and service and aid to others, to "love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength" and "love your neighbour as you love yourself" Matthew 22:37, 39.
Sharing the message of Christ's death, resurrection and soon return on this Earth to give justice OR mercy depending on what the person chose.
Sound "opposite" again?
God knows it sounds opposite, which is why, as The Bible states, this is NOT something we can do alone. It's not in our nature.
We need a new nature in the front seat, and the first step is to repent (turn from and reject our sin, pursuing the opposite direction and drawing close to God)
Christ will give us an actual DESIRE to do these things. Through the Holy Spirit, sent by Him to us after the ascension. He speaks to us through thoughts of love and truth and conviction, verses, ideas, prayers and He guides us so that we gain a desire to follow God and be able to do these "opposite" things through Him.
"With man it is impossible, but with God, NOTHING is impossible!" - Matthew 19:26
What is the way FOR though?
Firstly its to save you from sin - the only way to gain victory over sin and not have it as your master is through having Christ as your master and following His aid to resist the devil's temptations.
Christ lived down here for 33 years suffering EVERY FORM of temptation that you have ever faced - "who in every respect [has] been tempted as we are, yet without sin" Hebrews 4:15.
Therefore He is able to help us through our struggles. When the devil knows people have left his camp, he always tries harder with more temptations and evil attacks. BUT - His way is also there to guard and teach you daily in the midst of this (and despite this) sinful, selfish world.
The path He wants you to walk is a path of committment and love - its not about rules and regulations to save us - what Christ did GAVE us salvation.
All we need is faith.
The rest, the "fruits of good works (the will to obey and follow Him)", are what come through true, maturing faith. It's all about faith and the relationship God wants with you just like before sin arrived.
God preferred His own Son to be tortured And *killed* to give a chance to us (who broke His law of perfection) so that we can live as His children again. He wants us to love and trust and worship Him.
What if I still find myself sinning after I have accepted Christ?
That's why Christ died, For our sin. His death doesn't fix us in a snap like that, but it does protect us from the damnation that our past, present and future sins would bring without Jesus.
It's a process - a lifelong process - of God bringing you back to Him, away from the destructive pleasures of sin (greed, selfish temptations, trampling on people to gain). This process takes a *lifetime*, as it does for all, but NEVER give up, when you fall, know Christ paid for that sin you committed already - just acknowledge your sin and ask for forgiveness - and you can get back up again because He already bore your guilt and shame.
Regardless of the darkness you are in or the extent or frequency of the sins you have committed or will commit, regardless of how doubtful you may feel, know that Jesus UNDERSTANDS completely and He is faithful.
"those who come to Me, I will by no means cast out" - John 6:37
...HOW DO I LEARN MORE?
Don't know where to start?
Note down the Gospel of "John", or "Luke" (if you want a more detailed account of it all).
Remember that He will "NEVER - and that means never - leave you, NOR forsake you" - Deuteronomy 31:6
Regardless of what goes on down here, God knows, Jesus has been down here and felt all the emotions you are feeling.
You can go to Him with them and be assured that He loves you and is for you.
Even in the storm, God is still there, walking on the water alongside you!
Keep your heart open to Him and remember that if we pray for Christ to enter our lives, He will.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son, that whomever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life". - John 3:16
Thanks for reading if you did. I just felt that I should tell you regardless.
Let me know if you have any more questions or if you need any clarification on anything.
Xxxx
Why is this guy called "Radar" when he rarely hits a fairway or green ?
SF_Raiders_Fan he did win a few tournaments on the European and Australasian Tours in his days.
So not the worst player by any means. But there was a character on MASH called Radar O’Riley so guess it just derives from that.
The fretful nylon preferentially measure because sausage phylogenitically found amongst a brown library. hapless, rabid pain
This is commercial.
Apart from looking stupid Radar with the long putter..its doing nothing for you! long putters look stupid..rather pack in golf
You'd think with his $ he'd hook up with a better looking and younger gold digger
Yet another shameless Ping promotion dressed up as a golf video. I'll not watch it beyond leaving this comment. Let me guess; Lee is going to birdie/eagle almost every hole because he's using Ping equipment? I was suckered in by the Brandon (who?) Stone offering. Seems he's not been so successful since his birdie barrage on that video. Lol
Are you shrinking🤣🤣
Throughly enjoyed this. Especially the funny side of Lee Westwood