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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 nationality Australia
ResidencePerth, Western Australia
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins4
Highest ranking31 (3 March 2024)[2]
(as of 3 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT14: 2022
PGA ChampionshipT18: 2023
U.S. OpenT5: 2023
The Open ChampionshipT21: 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.

Professional career

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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

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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

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  • 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:[12]

Professional wins (4)

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European Tour wins (3)

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Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Feb 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open1 −19 (66-67-68-68=269) 2 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox
2 11 Jul 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open −18 (68-69-65-64=266) Playoff Belgium Thomas Detry, England Matt Fitzpatrick
3 26 Nov 2023
(2024 season) 		Fortinet Australian PGA Championship1 −20 (64-66-66-68=264) 3 strokes Japan Rikuya Hoshino

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open Belgium Thomas Detry, England Matt Fitzpatrick Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 15 Oct 2023 SJM Macao Open −30 (62-64-65-63=254) 2 strokes Thailand Poom Saksansin

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 9 Feb 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open1 −19 (66-67-68-68=269) 2 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox
2 26 Nov 2023 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship1 −20 (64-66-66-68=264) 3 strokes Japan Rikuya Hoshino

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament T14 CUT T22
PGA Championship CUT T18 T26
U.S. Open T27 T5 T21
The Open Championship CUT T21 T41 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 6 13 9
  • 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

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Tournament 2023 2024
The Players Championship T6 T54
  Top 10

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023
Championship T28
Match Play T26 T31
Invitational 62
Champions NT1 NT1

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

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  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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