Lee Westwood hopes the changes he made on and off the course in a winless 2013 will start paying off in the new year.
While he admitted it was hard to quantify, the Englishman feels there was too much upheaval in the past year for him to truly settle and play his best golf, resulting in his first winless season since 2008.
Aside from moving his entire family from England to Florida to allow for more practice in warm weather and a more PGA Tour-focused schedule, Westwood also began working with new coach Sean Foley and had a new caddie for most of the year before reuniting with long-time bagman Billy Foster.
"So many changes, really," said the 40-year-old. "It's impossible to quantify the effect that has. Starting with a new coach, changing tours, changing caddies the end of last year, all of it has an effect."
Westwood also blamed some swing troubles for his lack of success.
"I haven't been settled in a swing all year," he said. "When you're a professional, you can have good results without hitting it well. I haven't had a week where I hit it properly. I didn't even hit it well in the Open. I just know how to get around and I putted well."
Westwood's world ranking dropped from seventh to 25th in 2013, but he remains confident that the hard work he put in on and off the course will soon start to pay off, getting him back to winning ways.
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