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Westwood gratefully accepts his trophy

We're pretty pleased with ourselves today after tipping you the winner in last week's British Masters. High-fives, back-slapping and Special Brew all round.

Lee Westwood @ 18/1: 1st

We told you that 18/1 seemed good odds that Lee Westwood would find some consistency and thats exactly what he did to prevail by five strokes. His return to form saw him become only the seventh  player to win £10 million in their European Tour careers and put him on top of the Ryder Cup points table. 
         

Colin Montgomerie @ 33/1: Tied 19th

A fair performance from Colin but he only threatened to make some money for his backers. Having been in contention, he failed to sustain his challenge and eventually finished on four-under.

Darren Clarke @100/1: Missed cut

We suggested that he might be worth a punt at 100/1, but we were completely wrong because he missed the cut, finishing the first two rounds on plus eight.

If Only...

Just to remind you that we tipped Lee Westwood to win the event and yep, he did. If only we had also told you to back…

Ian Poulter: Available before the tournament started at odds of 20/1, he would have returned a reasonable profit if backed each way (a quarter of the odds for finishing in the top four).

Mark Foster: Finished third and his supporters were rewarded with considerable winnings as he started the competition at a delectable 150/1.

Sam Walker: Likewise his fourth placed finish would have paid his backers a handsome return as his starting price was a huge 1251.