Min Woo Lee

Min Woo Lee (born 27 July 1998) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He turned professional at the start of 2019 after a successful amateur career.[2] He won the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open and the 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open.

Min Woo Lee
Personal information
Born (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998
Perth, Western Australia
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking44 (16 January 2022)[1]
(as of 1 May 2022)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT14: 2022
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2021

Professional career

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

Personal life

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.[5]

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:[6]

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)
Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (1)
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 Ryan Fox
2 11 Jul 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open −18 (68-69-65-64=266) Playoff Thomas Detry, Matt Fitzpatrick

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open Thomas Detry, Matt Fitzpatrick Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
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 Ryan Fox

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Results in major championships
Tournament 20212022
Masters Tournament T14
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20212022
Championship T28
Match Play T26
Invitational 62
Champions 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.

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Week 3 2022 Ending 16 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "Min Woo Lee turns professional". Australian Golf Digest. 12 January 2019.
  3. "Australian Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open after three-way playoff". www.abc.net.au. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. "Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open after 3-way playoff". Associated Press. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. "Australia's Min Woo Lee wins US Junior Amateur". Associated Press. 24 July 2016.
  6. "Min Woo Lee". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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