Lee Westwood rejoins PGA Tour

Great Britain's Lee Westwood will split his playing time in 2012 between Europe and the USA after deciding to rejoin the PGA tour.

The switch will allow the 38-year-old to feature in The Players Championship at Sawgrass, a competition that he missed last year due to a schedule clash.

"I missed The Players Championship last year when watching it on television," Westwood said. "It was always a scheduling issue for me.

"Though the rules changed making it exempt from PGA Tour restrictions, I had already set my schedule for later in the year in Asia. I didn't want to break any of those commitments.

"It's a great event and one I've always enjoyed playing. It just felt right in Ryder Cup year to commit to a full programme in the United States."

Westwood is currently ranked number three in the world.