WATFORD, England (AP) -- Lee Westwood returned to form with a 4-under 67 in the first round at the British Masters to lie one shot off a four-way tie for the lead on Thursday.
Westwood failed to win any of his three matches in Europe's heavy loss to the United States at the Ryder Cup, before missing the cut at the Dunhill Links Championship last week following a second-round 82.
However, the former No. 1 rolled in six birdies at The Grove - five coming in his first eight holes starting at No. 10 - and said it was ''the best I've played in quite a while.