Min Woo Lee
Name:
Min Woo LeeCountry:
AustraliaBorn:
July 27, 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer.Turned Pro:
2019US Junior Amateur champion (2016). Multiple wins on the European, Australasian and Asian Tours.
Asia
SJM
Played as the SJM Macao Open (Oct 12-15; Asian Tr event; last played in 2017). Second-placed Poom Saksansin (Thai) finished 2 shots behind 25-year-old wire-to-wire winner Min Woo Lee (Aus), who recorded his first Asian Tour win. [Macau G&CC, Macau, China].
Aus/NZ
Fortinet
Played as the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Nov 23-26; Aus Tour event, and joint European-DP World Tour 2024 season-opener with the Joburg Open). Second-placed Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Min Woo Lee (Aus), who recorded his third European (DP World) Tour title and second on home soil. [Royal Queensland GC, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Qld.].
Europe
abrdn
Played as the abrdn Scottish Open (July 8-11; second of four Eurpn Tr Rolex Series events in 2021). Min Woo Lee (Aus) beat Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng) and Thomas Detry (Belg) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record his second European Tour win and first on European soil. [Renaissance Club, Gullane, East Lothian].
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb 6-9; Eurpn/Aus Trs event; played concurrently with the women's Vic Open, an LPGA/ALPG event). Second-placed Ryan Fox (NZ) finished 2 shots behind 21-year-old Min Woo Lee (Aus), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 19th start on the Tour. [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach Links, Victoria].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (69th) (July 19-23). 17-year-old Min Woo Lee (Aus) beat Noah Goodwin (USA) 2 & 1 in the 36-hole final. Lee became the first Australian to win this event, and joined his sister, Minjee, as a USGA junior champion. [Honors Course, Ooltewah, Chattanooga, Tennessee].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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