Tournament host Lee Westwood was rightly proud of the success of the 2017 British Masters supported by Sky Sports after huge crowds came out to support the event at Close House.
The decision to take the European Tour golf back to the north east of England for the first time in 15 years proved an inspired one, with 68,298 people attending the British Masters across a six day period. They were treated to some superb entertainment, with highlights including Westwood’s victory in Tuesday night’s Hero Challenge, innovative broadcast coverage and, of course, a spectacular finish as Paul Dunne chipped in on the last to hold off Rory McIlroy. -----
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