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The highlight of my week so far has been watching Lee Westwood stroll down the course looking every inch the player he was three years ago.
His loss of form was painful to witness. One year he was Europe's top player, the next he was struggling to make the cut at even the most mundane of tournaments.
But I think we can safely say the Westwood of old is returning - something that both Thomas Bjorn and Sergio Garcia would agree with, albeit through gritted teeth.
Lee hit some glorious shots on Friday, and although David Howell was an able partner, it was Westwood's eagles on the fifth and 15th that set the tone for their match.
He has worked hard over the past year with David Leadbetter, and all that paid off this afternoon.
Sergio and Thomas might have hoped for a better showing - they are arguably Continental Europe's form pair and after his impressive performances at the World Matchplay Thomas would have expected more.
He has been pretty average so far, as has Sergio, and you could argue that at times the atmosphere at the Seve Trophy is too relaxed.
|  Sadly for Seve, his game still isn't quite there |
If this had been the Ryder Cup, I would have expected Garcia to have turned up the heat and played some of the flamboyant shots we know he is capable of, but perhaps they are taking it easy.
That said, give credit to Westwood, he was outstanding and fully deserved the win.
Less predictable was the way in which Justin Rose and Ian Poulter turned over Seve and Josa Maria Olazabal, who, lest we forget, are the most successful Ryder Cup pairing of all time.
If you remember Rose and Poulter had a shocker on Thursday, and I thought that Monty might have split them up, which just shows I am occasionally wrong.
The youngsters were five up after 11, but nearly threw it away by losing the next three holes, prompting their captain to have a few sharp words.
They won 3&1, but I think that had more to do with the Spanish pair's inability to make birdies on the final eight holes, if they had it could have been a classic comeback.
Sadly for Seve, his game still isn't quite there and he told me afterwards that he felt bad for Jose Maria, who had played well all day.
It all makes for an interesting closing two days, especially with the Greensomes and Foursomes coming up on Saturday.
This may favour the Europeans, who can leave out two players - one of which may be Seve.
Foursomes can be a devil of a game to play, and if you're playing even slightly poorly it shows up - the key is to keep it safe and try not to bogey.
Mentally it's tough, because you don't want to let your mate down - especially so for the Europeans, who have to finish on top tomorrow if they harbour any hopes of winning the Trophy.
Anything less and miracles will be required come Sunday.
MMIX
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