Golf:Lee Westwood has allayed any lingering fears over his fitness ahead of the Ryder Cup after declaring himself ready to take on the Americans at Celtic Manor next week.
Amid concerns that European captain Colin Montgomerie might be forced to call in another wild card to replace the world number three, Westwood insisted his calf injury will not keep him out of action.
“Well if the Ryder Cup was this week I'd be playing, so that's good news, but I'm just trying to edge my way into it gradually,” the English star said earlier today. "I don't want any flare-ups, I'm still cautious about it, but I've no problem with it now - no pain for about three or four weeks.
"I've been hitting balls for about a week now pretty intensively and it feels good, better than when I did the injury back in June time. I'm still doing the gym work and the strengthening around it because I want to play a full schedule after the Ryder Cup. It's not just about getting fit for the Ryder Cup because I want to have a few more goals after that's all done and dusted.”
The Ryder Cup will get underway on October 1st with three days of fourball, foursomes and singles play.