Min Woo Lee

2023 - 3 - 12

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5 things to know: Min Woo Lee (pgatour.com)

Min Woo Lee was one of the last men in the field for THE PLAYERS Championship, but he's making the most of the 11th-hour opportunity.

... What he said at the clinic kind of just clicked,” Lee said. “If you want a very low one, you tee it up just a little bit just to hit down on it a bit more.” Lee is known on Instagram for executing one of the most popular shots on social media: the stinger. Lee grew up in windy west Australia, in the city of Perth, and the low, running tee shot came in handy in those conditions. "I just swung my driver, and at the end of it I kind of overextended my calf and wasn't the best of timing,” Lee said about the cramp that struck after he hit his tee shot on No. Min Woo Lee was one of the last men in the field for THE PLAYERS Championship, but he’s making the most of the 11th-hour opportunity. He still shot 68 in the first round. He had to overcome calf cramps in the first round, requiring on-course medical attention from a physiotherapist between shots. After shooting 68-70 in the opening two rounds at TPC Sawgrass, he started the third round by holing out from 112 yards for an eagle on No. Min Woo says his sister is more level-headed, and he has tried to learn from her example. Lee, 24, is still relatively unknown in America, but not so on the DP World Tour, where he’s a two-time winner (2021 Aberdeen Scottish Open, 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open in his native Australia). Lee has been challenging the lead Saturday after an electric start to the third round.

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The Players: Scottie Scheffler two ahead of Min Woo Lee and ... (Sky Sports)

Scottie Scheffler moved a big step closer to a return to the top of the world rankings after taking a two-shot lead into the final round of The Players.

Live coverage of featured groups, featured holes and bonus groups begin behind the red button, with full coverage on Sky Sports Golf from 2pm. Scheffler squandered a glorious birdie look from inside eight feet at the par-three 17th but jumped ahead when Lee lipped out with his par-save attempt at the last, with the 26-year-old then signing off his round with a birdie to double his advantage going into Sunday's final round. Lee jumped within one of the lead after he followed a hole-out eagle at the first with further birdies from the fourth and sixth, with the Australian moving alongside Scheffler when the Masters champion bogeyed the seventh after finding water off the tee.

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Two Aussies in top three at Players Champs as course record ... (Fox Sports)

Two Aussies in top three at Players Champs as course record smashed, epic ace stuns.

He picked up a brilliant chip-in birdie on the 17th to card a two-under 70, moving him to six-under overall in a tie for 14th - but still eight shots off the lead. But things tailed off from there, with a bogey on the par-three 13th and par-five 16th. But when the third round action began there was disaster for the overnight leader, American underdog Chad Ramey. He ended up with a quadruple bogey seven on the iconic Island Green 17th hole, falling off the lead quickly. It was the second ace of the weekend at the Island Green, the first time that has ever happened in tournament history. Great attitude, as well, which I think is just as powerful as his game. It was a remarkable turnaround after hitting an opening-round 78. He concluded his brilliant back nine with a birdie on the 18th to card a five-under 67, putting him four shots behind Scheffler and two behind his countryman Lee. A stunning 15 players shot five-under 67s or better, including a new course record 10-under 62. His eagle was a brilliant chip-in, and he continued his strong day with pars until the 17th, where he managed a birdie to move to four under for the round and nine under overall. Lee added a clutch 34-foot par for birdie on the fourth, picked up another birdie on the sixth, and nailed the par-five ninth hole to pick up another birdie on the back of his exceptional iron play. His tee shot on the 11th found the bunker, but he somehow still managed to pick up a birdie on the par-five hole, and continued his brilliant run the following hole with yet another birdie.

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Min Woo Lee leads chase for $6.8 million payday in golf's fifth major (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The younger brother of two-time women's major winner Minjee was only an 11th hour addition to golf's unofficial fifth major.

Aaron Baddeley (+3) was the other Australian to make the cut, which claimed Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick. I like to have fun and interact with the fans when I can. “Tomorrow could be the biggest day of my life, but I’m going to go out there and have fun again,” he said. I’m really looking forward to keep pushing tomorrow and keep doing what I’ve been doing and hopefully some more birdies drop.” “I felt like I got just about everything I could have out of that round,” Davis said. Scott (+6) posted a five-over 77 in the third round and will be in the first group out in the final round as he fine tunes his preparation for Augusta National.

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WATCH: Min Woo Lee hole out for eagle at TPC Sawgrass' first hole ... (Australian Golf Digest)

Min Woo Lee shot himself into contention at the Players Championship, courtesy of an eagle at the par-4 first at TPC Sawgrass.

“I’m really looking forward to keep pushing tomorrow and keep doing what I’ve been doing and hopefully some more birdies drop.” Lee snuck into the Players Championship via the top 50 on the world rankings, which he did at the Honda Classic recently. “I definitely feel like I had the potential to be out here. “I had 112 in, I had a 55 [degree wedge]. The eagle took Lee to eight under par and lurking high on the leaderboard. Lee, on tournament debut, will play in the final group with world No.2 Scheffler.

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Aussies Lee, Davis in the mix at Players Championship (The West Australian)

Australian golf aces Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis are second and third respectively heading into the final round of the $US25 million Players Championship.

He entered this week's $US25 million event ranked 50th in the world and needs to be in the top 50 at April 2 to book his ticket to Augusta National. Lee ignited his round with a hole-out eagle two from the fairway at the first and never looked back. At 10 under and in outright third, Sydneysider Davis is also doing is utmost to keep the trophy in Australian hands in the absence of suspended defending champion Cameron Smith.

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Get to Know Min Woo Lee, the Players Championship Contender ... (Sports Illustrated)

Get to know the 24-year-old Australian as he chases his maiden PGA Tour victory at TPC Sawgrass. Lee has golfing talent in his blood. The LPGA's Minjee Lee is ...

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Min Woo Lee shoots 6-under-par 66 at The Players Championship ... (ABC News)

Australian golf aces Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis are second and third respectively heading into the final round of the $38 million Players Championship.

It has not seemed to hinder him since, however. Lee ignited his third round with a hole-out eagle two from the fairway at the first and never looked back. The 24-year-old from WA led for much of the day before a three-putt bogey on the last and a birdie for Scheffler (65) earned the American sole possession of the lead at 14-under.

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'Biggest day of my life': Aussie's shot at $7 million (NEWS.com.au)

Min Woo Lee is preparing for the “biggest day of my life” in the final group in the final round at The Players Championship eyeing off a $7 million pay day.

It‘s going to be a challenge, but I’m going to have fun.” “Yeah, tomorrow could be the biggest day of my life, but I‘m going to go out there and have fun again. “It‘s obviously going to be a challenge. It‘s been the motto for the last three months. So I hope they had a good show today and hopefully I can do it again tomorrow. “It‘s really special to get that chant.

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Players Championship: Min Woo Lee, Cameron Davis sit in top ... (Sporting News AU)

Australia has two golfers in contention to win the Players Championship with both Min Woo Lee and Cameron Davis sitting in the top three ahead of the final ...

Davis, who shot a five-under for the day, has been on the PGA Tour since 2018 and has won one title - the Rocket Mortgage Classic in 2021. Birdies followed for Lee on the 15th and 16th but a bogey on the final hole of the day meant he slipped a further shot behind Scheffler. One shot back is Lee on 12-under, who has never won a PGA Tour event and is making his debut at the Players Championship.

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Who is Min Woo Lee? 5 things to know about the Players ... (Golf.com)

Min Woo Lee might be better known as the brother of U.S. Women's Open champion Minjee Lee, but that could change Sunday.

The cutoff for the top 50 in the Official World Rankings to qualify for the Players was after the Honda and he would have had no other way into the field. If they secure enough FedEx Cup points to place inside the top 125 at the end of the season, they earn membership for the following season. Things did favor in my way, and you got to make the most of it.” “I definitely feel like I had the potential to be up there. 47 in the world, the finish ended up bumping him down to exactly No. Had Lee shot 67 on Sunday and finished T28, he wouldn’t have earned enough points to stay ahead of Lucas Herbert and would have fallen to No. While Lee entered the week at No. [and after a 66](https://golf.com/news/players-golf-weirdest-week-2023/), Lee is two shots off the lead of Scottie Scheffler at 12 under, but [the only purser within three shots of the World No. He has clocked 190 mph or faster ball speed 13 times this week and leads the field in driving distance on all tee shots. He was victorious at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open in his home country of Australia. Those finishes have him third in the tour’s Race to Dubai standings. When Min Woo won the 2016 U.S.

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Min Woo Lee leads Australians' chase for $6.8m Players ... (The Guardian)

Min and Cam Davis sit second and third going into the final day in Florida with golf's biggest purse on the line.

“I like to have fun and interact with the fans when I can. “That’s where I want to be one day,” Lee said. I said, I just crept into this tournament [on rankings] so making the most of it and soaking it all in.” “Tomorrow could be the biggest day of my life, but I’m going to go out there and have fun again,” Lee said. Lee ignited his round with a hole-out eagle two from the fairway at the first and never looked back. “It’s been the motto for the last three months.

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'Trainwrecks everywhere': Aussie's all-time meltdown in final round ... (Fox Sports)

Lee held the lead for just one hole at the famous TPC Sawgrass in Florida, before falling apart as American world number two Scottie Scheffler roared clear of ...

His tee shot found the water on the notorious Island Green 17th as he carded a double bogey and finished up with a 74. No other tournament had even seen two aces on the 17th, and in 40 years of history at the Players Championship there were only 10 in total. Then he found the water with his third shot as ended up carding a triple-bogey seven to fall three shots off the pace. He found the trees off the tee and couldn’t escape the pines with his second shot. Can’t see the updates? He made a couple of late birdies to finish to sixth. American Tom Hoge (who hit a course-record 62 in the third round) tied for third with Norway’s Viktor Hovland two shots further back. 28-year-old Davis, who missed five consecutive cuts in the lead-up to the tournament, started his final round poorly with bogeys on the third and fifth. His third shot only found a bunker, and he ended up with a seven on the par-five. Scheffler began the day at TPC Sawgrass with a two-shot lead over Australia’s Min Woo Lee. He turned things around with birdies on the seventh, eighth, and 12th holes to get his round back on track, before a bogey on 14 moved him back to even for the round. An early birdie for the Australian and a bogey on the third for Scheffler saw them tied in the lead, before the

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Aussie suffers all-time meltdown at Players Champs – and it cost ... (Fox Sports)

Aussie suffers all-time meltdown at Players Champs – and it cost him more than just $3m.

His third shot only found a bunker, and he ended up with a seven on the par-five. Then he found the water with his third shot as ended up carding a seven, which quickly left him three shots off the pace. “But Scottie played really well and it was just a battle from then. Had he finished second, he would have picked up an estimated $4.1 million AUD - three million more than the $1.1m he will likely earn with his equal-sixth finish. But he pulled off just his second birdie of the day with a clutch 28-foot putt to close to two shots behind Scheffler. The Australian found the rough off the tee on the 393-yard par-four fourth, preventing him from even laying up with his second shot.

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'Hung in there': Min Woo Lee fights back after massive stumble and ... (Australian Golf Digest)

Australia's Min Woo Lee won over golf fans with a gutsy fight back from a disastrous triple-bogey after taking the lead during the Players Championship at ...

The Sydneysider was in the mix through 12 holes before a bogey at the 14th and a water ball during a double-bogey at the 17th. “It was hard to, it’s hard to engage the crowd when you’ve made triple-bogey and double-bogey [in your round] and you’re trying to keep your head up high,” he said. Lee came agonisingly close to earning Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour, which he would have done with a finish of solo fourth or better. “It was a nice finish and I’m pretty proud of the result and I think it will take me a long way,” Lee said. Lee, a two-time DP World Tour winner, was five over for his round before he birdied the par-5 16th to begin a late fightback. And it wasn’ the only 7 on the card for Lee, the second being a double-bogey at the normally friendly par-5 11th.

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Aussie's implosion as world No.1 stuns (Wide World of Sports)

Former champion Jason Day finished two shots further back in a tie for 19th. Min Woo Lee reacts after playing a wayward tee shot. (Getty).

He has won some $36 million in the last two seasons. "I got hot in the middle of the round and tried to put things away as quickly as I can," Scheffler said. Earlier in the day, Tyrrell Hatton birdied his last five holes for a 65, finishing when Scheffler was making the turn. The victory was worth nearly $7 million and sent Scheffler back to the top of the world rankings for the second time this year. By now the wind was gusting close to 50km/h, which only adds to the trouble on this course. He found deep rough with his tee shot, and after laying up with his second, could only watch on as his third shot spun back into the creek protecting the green. That set up his fifth straight birdie, and a six-shot lead. The biggest meltdown belonged to PGA Tour rookie Taylor Montgomery, who was tied for fourth until a bogey on the 15th, a double bogey on the 16th (without hitting in the water) and then two balls in the water on the 17th - from the tee and then a chip that rolled off the front of the island - for a quintuple-bogey seven. But, yeah, again, happy with the week." His final-round birdie-fest started when Scheffler chipped in from the collar of a bunker on the par-3 eighth, and he closed out the front nine with an aggressive play on the par-5 ninth that set up a chip-and-a-putt birdie. "It happened really quick. Lee's playing partner, champion Scheffler ran off five straight birdies in the middle of his round, built a six-shot lead and left all the drama to everyone else on his way to a 3-under 69 to win the richest prize on the PGA Tour by five shots.

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