Min Woo Lee

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Min Woo Lee
Personal information
NicknameWoozy, The Chef [1]
Born (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26)
Perth, Western Australia
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Perth, Western Australia
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 31 (3 March 2024) [2]
(as of 15 September 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T14: 2022
PGA Championship T18: 2023
U.S. Open T5: 2023
The Open Championship T21: 2022

Min Woo Lee (born 27 July 1998) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He won the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open, the 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open and the 2023 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship on the European Tour. He also won the 2023 SJM Macao Open on the Asian Tour.

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Professional career

Lee turned professional at the start of 2019. [3] 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. [4] With this win, he earned entry into the 2021 Open Championship. [5]

In May 2023, Lee earned special temporary membership on the PGA Tour. [6]

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. [7] One month later, Lee won the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship. [8]

Personal life

Lee's parents, Soonam and Clara Lee, were both from South Korea, and emigrated 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. [9]

Lee has a large social media presence, with over 500,000 followers on Instagram and 300,000 on TikTok. [10] His presence has led to him being described as possibly the "first golf cult hero" by Golf Magazine . [11]

Amateur wins

Source: [12]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 Feb 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open 1−19 (66-67-68-68=269)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox
211 Jul 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open −18 (68-69-65-64=266)Playoff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Detry, Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick
326 Nov 2023
(2024 season)		 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship 1−20 (64-66-66-68=264)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Rikuya Hoshino

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Detry, Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Oct 2023 SJM Macao Open −30 (62-64-65-63=254)2 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Poom Saksansin

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Feb 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open 1−19 (66-67-68-68=269)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox
226 Nov 2023 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship 1−20 (64-66-66-68=264)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Rikuya Hoshino

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament2021202220232024
Masters Tournament T14CUTT22
PGA Championship CUTT18T26
U.S. Open T27T5T21
The Open Championship CUTT21T41CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000232
PGA Championship 00000132
U.S. Open 00011233
The Open Championship 00000142
Totals000116139

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20232024
The Players Championship T6T54
  Top 10

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament202120222023
Championship T28
Match Play T26T31
Invitational 62
Champions NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ Woodard, Adam (26 November 2023). "Why Min Woo Lee rocked a chef hat to celebrate his 2023 Australian PGA Championship victory (before he even won)". Golfweek. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Week 9 2024 Ending 3 Mar 2024" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Min Woo Lee turns professional". Australian Golf Digest. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Australian Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open after three-way playoff". www.abc.net.au. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open after 3-way playoff". Associated Press. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Fox and Min Woo Lee join the PGA Tour as Special Temporary Members". PGA Tour. 24 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (15 October 2023). "Min Woo Lee goes wire-to-wire to claim victory at the Macau Open". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Min Woo Lee serves up a victory at the Australian PGA Championship". Associated Press. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Australia's Min Woo Lee wins US Junior Amateur". Associated Press News. 24 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Min Woo Lee's fast-growing social media presence is helping his golf". European Tour. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Colgan, James (21 July 2023). "Call of Duty, Post Malone and not getting 'canceled': Min Woo Lee is golf's viral superstar". Golf Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Min Woo Lee". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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