Westwood set to defend title in Malaysia

England’s Lee Westwood will return to Malaysia to defend his title at the Maybank Malaysian Open 2015.<br /><br />The former World Number One ended a near two-year absence from the winner’s circle in style when he romped to a seven-shot victory for his 41st career title worldwide.<br /><br />Last week, the 41 year old added career title number 42 in the Thailand Golf Championship on the Asian Tour.<br /><br />Recalling his victory at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in April, Westwood said: “You have to play really well to win any tournament by seven shots. I played really nicely that week and didn’t make many mistakes, which was key to my victory. If I can stay solid from tee to green, I don’t see why I can’t be in contention again.”<br /><br />Westwood will be joined in the Malaysian capital by flamboyant Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, his team-mate from The 2014 Ryder Cup, as well as the man who masterminded Europe’s victory over their American counterparts, Paul McGinley.<br /><br />Dubuisson burst onto the scene in late 2013 when he beat a world-class field to lift his maiden European Tour title at the Turkish Airlines Open.<br /><br />Whilst he was unable to add to his sole victory Dubuisson has been a model of consistency this term, recording a string of top-five finishes including a joint runner-up at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Westwood and Dubuisson will join a stellar cast of 156 players from The European and Asian Tours for the prestigious co-sanctioned championship, which returns to Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club from February 5-8.<br /><br />In recent times, the tournament has produced young and exciting winners in the form of Korean sensation Noh Seung-yul (2010) and Matteo Manassero of Italy (2012).