Resurgent Lee Westwood weathers the storm to win Malaysian Open
Englishman credits course and coaching changes as he romps to seven-shot victory
A four-hour weather delay was the only obstacle for Lee Westwood as the Englishman cantered to a seven-stroke win in the European Tour's Malaysian Open on Sunday to end an almost two-year trophy drought.
The former world number one, leading by a stroke ahead of compatriot Andy Sullivan, carded a bogey-free final round of four-under-par 68 for a four-day total of 18-under.
Austrian Bernd Wiesberger (67), South African Louis Oosthuizen (68) and Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts (70) finished tied for the second spot at 11-under.
Once the 27-year old Sullivan found water at the second hole for a triple-bogey seven, there was no catching Westwood, whose last triumph came at the 2012 Nordea Masters in Sweden.
Sullivan fought back with a hat-trick of birdies from the fourth but suffered an astonishing meltdown after that as he went on to drop six more shots to finish tied 13th with a final-round 78.
Play was suspended for over four hours at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club due to a lightning threat but it provided no respite for the chasing pack as Westwood returned to sink two more birdies on the 13th and the final hole.