Lee Westwood fired a superb 66 on the opening day of the DP World Tour Championship before expressing his disappointment at being denied a debut in the World Cup of Golf. Westwood rediscovered the form that carried him to the title at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in 2009 as he made seven birdies and dropped just one shot to claim the outright lead on six under. Lee Westwood fired one of his best rounds of the year to lead the DP World Tour Championship His round was a well-timed response to being axed from Englands two-man team for next weeks World Cup of Golf in Australia, an event he had been looking forward to having been chosen by Danny Willett back in August. But Willett withdrew from the event last week due to his ongoing back issues and, with Justin Rose currently taking an extended break from golf, Chris Wood was installed as Englands highest-ranked player. Westwood was set to partner Danny Willett in next weeks World Cup of Golf Under the rules of the competition, the highest-ranked player in each team gets to choose his own partner, and Wood opted to bring in his good friend Andy Sullivan instead of sticking with Westwood.I had never played the World Cup before so I was really looking forward to it, and Ive heard Kingston Heath is such a great golf course, Westwood told Sky Sports. After Willetts withdrawal, Chris Wood was Englands highest-ranked player and chose to partner Andy Sullivan Danny asked me to play back in August. We were paired together in the Ryder Cup, so we thought wed have a go at the World Cup as well.Obviously Im a little but disappointed, but everybody has to do certain things for certain reasons, and I understand. It goes down the world rankings, so it was up to me to be higher up the rankings to be able to pick my own partner. Live European Tour Golf November 18, 2016, 8:00am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass If Im high in the world rankings and the money list next year, he (Wood) probably shouldnt be expecting a pick if I play in the World Cup! But its Chris prerogative to pick whoever he wants. He gets on well with Sully, and Sully is a good player, and theyll have a chance.I can understand him picking a mate and hes picked a very good player. I think its probably more to do with the rules than anything, but I think the week before somebody is meant to go down there is a little late to say, no, youre not playing. Westwood bounced back from his disappointment with a 66 in Dubai Westwood, who is ranked seven places below Sullivan at 47, did lift his spirits with one of his best rounds of the season in Dubai which emulated his opening 66 over the Earth Course that set him up for a dominant six-shot victory seven years ago. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price That win is certainly in the top two or three performances in my career, he added. Its maybe even the best performance of my career, knowing that I needed to win to beat Rory in The Race to Dubai, and did that by six and pretty much dominated the field over the weekend and its right up there.Today was all good really. I played lovely, hit a lot of fairways, a lot of good iron shots, putted nicely and I didnt make too many mistakes out there. This is as good as Ive played for quite some time. Westwood laps up the applause as he approaches the 18th green Ive found a couple of keys in different parts of my game and Ive been working on them hard. A 66 is a good round of golf, and it didnt seem that easy out there. Some days you feel like theres a lot of birdies out there but today I think was a pretty stiff test.Its a golf course Ive played well on in the past and Ive had quite a few good results here other than the win, and played pretty well in the desert. Ive been looking forward to this week.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Westwood snub unfair Rose to team up with Stenson Golf live on Sky Sports 4 European Tour Schedule Willie Cauley-Stein Warriors Jersey . The Mavericks avoided a season sweep by the Nuggets, who ran away with a win in Denver two weeks ago to hand Dallas its longest losing streak at three games. Dallas (42-28) got a boost in the playoff race when Miami rallied from seven down in the last 3 1/2 minutes to beat Memphis 91-86 Friday night. Wilt Chamberlain Warriors Jersey . A night later, he was back to help lead a rout of the Detroit Pistons. 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Pironkova, who was ranked outside the top 100 despite reaching the Wimbledon semifinals in 2010, beat three top 10 players in Sydney, 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Kerber.James Chester insists the Aston Villa players are keen to repay chairman Dr Tony Xia for the faith he has shown in the club. Villa spent £55m in the summer having been relegated from the Premier League last season, with incoming chairman Xia signing nine senior players.But Villa have started the Sky Bet Championship season poorly, and host Midlands rivals Wolves on Saturday live on Sky Sports 1 looking for only their second victory of the campaign. Wales defender James Chester will be in action on Saturday Wales defender Chester told Sky Bet via Facebook Live on Tuesday: Having met [Xia] hes very passionate about the club and wanting to get the team back to its former glory.I think hes made a statement this summer with the money hes spent and hopefully as players we can repay that faith and start getting ourselves moving. The Far East investment is slightly newer but there has been foreign owners in this country for a long time. With it being such a global game its only going to continue that way.Villa are currently looking for a new manager again after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked last week following one win in 11 Championship games. 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Were disappointed with the start weve had, but Im confident in the ability weve got that we can turn it around, and were certainly capable of putting a few wins together.Keep your eyes peeled for Ian Holloways interview with Welsh pair James Chester and David Edwards later this week, and watch Aston Villa v Wolves live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 5.15pm on Saturday. Also See: Villa video Villa fixtures Villa stats Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '