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Westwood posted his second consecutive
runner-up finish in as many weeks on Sunday and then visited
Augusta National where he played 36 holes on Monday and 18 on
Tuesday in preparation for the April 8-11 Masters.
"I'm a little bit tired, I must admit. I feel a little bit
drained. My legs are feeling it a little bit," world number 19
Westwood said in a video conference from Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida, where the Honda Classic begins on Thursday.
"I suppose I'm not expecting too much this week, but I'm not
really -- I don't know what to expect from myself at the moment.
I'm obviously coming off two good results and my game feels
good."
Westwood, a former world number one who turns 48 next month,
squandered the 54-hole lead for a second consecutive week on
Sunday at the Players Championship and later admitted that age
was catching up with him.
But Westwood said taking this week off to recharge never entered
his mind, as he used to live in the area, has a good
relationship with the tournament director and considers it one
of his favourite stops on tour.
The Englishman has won two PGA Tour events -- but none since
2010 -- and 42 others around the world and is undoubtedly eager
to showcase his recent form at the year's first major, where he
is a two-time runner-up.
Westwood played Augusta National this week with his son Sam, who
will caddie for him at the Masters, and said the course was very
challenging.
"I will say it's as hard as I've seen Augusta play, even when
it's been the week of the Masters," said Westwood, adding that
temperatures were around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 Celsius).
"It was playing long, and the greens were like rock. They were
really releasing out. It was a tough couple of days to play
Augusta."
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)
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