Westwood regrets Hong Kong trip

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The event saw Rory McIlroy finish as runner-up for the second year running and take over the European Tour Order of Merit lead with only this week's Dubai World Championship remaining. Westwood was down in joint 54th spot and so fell nearly £115,000 behind the 20-year-old Northern Irishman.

"In hindsight I think it probably was a mistake," said Westwood. "I obviously didn't know the course because I had never been there, but looking back it definitely didn't suit me."

He added: "It was predominantly a hooker's course, with a lot of shots off the tee where it suited somebody that drew it and hit a hard draw, which is not my shot.

"I've worked a lot this year on 60-100 yards out, but it's still not as sharp as everybody else and there were a lot of those shots last week.

"There were only two par fives and no rough, which generally doesn't suit my game. I like a harder course where there's a bigger premium on tee-to-green stuff.

"You occasionally get weeks where things are not in your favour and I had a busy week off the course too. I was a bit lethargic really throughout."

Victory on Sunday would still make him Europe's number one for the second time, but the Worksop golfer cannot now afford to finish outside the top seven to have a chance.