‘Feel good’ Westwood leads Fitzpatrick at Players Championship

MIAMI: England’s Lee Westwood, feeling “calm and in control,” fired six birdies in a six-under-par 66 on Friday to seize a one-shot lead over compatriot Matthew Fitzpatrick in the US PGA Tour Players Championship.

The 47-year-old, who was the 54-hole leader at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week on the way to a runner-up finish behind Bryson DeChambeau, said he’d carried his confidence from Bay Hill to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

“I’ve regrouped,” Westwood said. “I’ve still got the memories of last week, of playing well and hitting good shots when I needed to, but there’s no hangover from last week.

“It’s a feel-good experience for me this…