NORD-EICHENRIED, Germany -- Lee Westwood birdied six of his last eight holes in a 6-under-par 66 Sunday for a three-stroke victory at the BMW Open and his first win in nearly three years.
Westwood, who last won at the Belgacom Open in September 2000, finished at 19-under 269, three shots ahead of Germany's Alexander Cejka, who closed with a 67 for a four-round total of 272.
"This is a big moment," Westwood said. "There were times when I thought about putting the clubs away and calling it a day. But that would have been an easy thing to do. I battled it out and, hopefully, this is one of many rewards."
Westwood took the lead with a birdie at the 16th, which started a run of three straight.
Sweden's Robert Karlsson, who led for most of the tournament, fell off the pace when he three-putted from 10 feet on the 10th hole.
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