Min Woo Lee Last updated July 19, 2025 Professional career Lee turned professional at the start of 2019. [ 4] He played a number of events on the European Tour and had early success, finishing 4th in the Saudi International and tied for 5th in the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth , both events played in February. These were, however, his only top-10 finishes of the season and he finished 117th in the Order of Merit. In October he was tied for 6th in the Genesis Championship on the Korean Tour . At the end of the year he was solo 3rd in the AVJennings NSW Open and then tied for 3rd in the Australian PGA Championship , an early season event on the 2020 European Tour .
In February 2020 he won the ISPS Handa Vic Open , an event co-sanctioned with by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia .
In July 2021, Lee defeated Thomas Detry and Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff at the Abrdn Scottish Open . [ 5] With this win, he earned entry into the 2021 Open Championship . [ 6]
In May 2023, Lee earned special temporary membership on the PGA Tour . [ 7]
In October 2023, Lee won the SJM Macao Open on the Asian Tour . He shot a tournament record of 254 (30-under-par) and won wire-to-wire by two shots ahead of Poom Saksansin . [ 8] One month later, Lee won the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship . [ 9]
On 30 March 2025, Lee earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Texas Children's Houston Open . [ 10]
Personal life Lee's parents, Soonam and Clara Lee, were both from South Korea, and immigrated to Australia in the early 1990s. Lee's older sister, Minjee Lee , is also a professional golfer. When Min Woo Lee won the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur , they became the first brother/sister pair to win the USGA 's junior championships, Minjee Lee having won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 2012. [ 11]
Lee has a large social media presence, with over 800,000 followers on Instagram and 300,000 on TikTok . [ 12] His presence has led to him being described as possibly the "first golf cult hero" by Golf Magazine . [ 13]
Lee is a passionate Fremantle Dockers fan, of the Australian Football League . [ 14]
Amateur wins 2013 Drummond Junior 2014 Drummond Junior 2015 Western Australia Amateur, Drummond Junior, Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur 2017 Western Australia Amateur 2018 South Australia Amateur Classic Source: [ 15]
Legend Rolex Series (1) Other European Tour (2)
1 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
1 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Results in major championships Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2023 PGA – 2024 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (2023 U.S. Open) Results in The Players Championship Top 10
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships 1 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur
Professional
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