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Westwood ended more than two years without a title by capturing the Portugal Masters by two shots from Italian Francesco Molinari and four from Padraig Harrington.

The added bonus - he would have been happy to win the smallest event - was that the massive first prize of nearly £458,000 takes Westwood from fourth to first on the European money list.

And that is not all. When the Ryder Cup star last tasted success at the British Masters in September 2007 he said his goal was to make the world's top five again.

Now he has done it and the way he is playing it is not difficult to see him climbing even higher. Not bad for a former European number one and world number four who, in a nightmare slump seven years ago, fell outside the game's top 250.

Westwood, who pulled off an unlikely birdie at the long 17th when one ahead, said: "It was nice to finish it off, you never know when the next win is going to come and you start to question yourself.

"You always slightly doubt yourself in the back of your mind and to be number one again feels great. It's been nearly 10 years since I won it.

"I'm also delighted about the world rankings. I always have a good look at that and it's a reflection of my consistency.

"But winning is definitely a habit and I got out of the habit. Hopefully now I have won again I can win more."

The 30th victory of his professional career was achieved at the Oceanico Victoria Club in Vilamoura with a 23-under-par total of 265 after a bogey-free closing 66.