Min Woo Lee

Min Woo Lee

Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 165 (75 kg)
Age: 25 (July 27, 1998)
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Residence: Perth, Australia

Turned Professional: 2019
City plays from: Perth, Australia


Exempt Status


PGA TOURSpecial Temporary Member (thru 2022-23)

Career Victories


International Victories (3):
2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open. 2021 abrdn Scottish Open. 2023 SJM Macao Open.

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

65 - 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP (Round 4)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#43 : 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Career Largest Paycheck:

$738,934 : 2023 U.S. Open (Finished 5)

2022-23 Season Highlights


Joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member following a T18 at the PGA Championship.

PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship - Played in the final pairing in the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship and went on to finish T6 in his tournament debut. Marked his first career top-10 on the PGA TOUR. U.S. Open - Finished T5 at the U.S. Open, his first career top-10 in a major championship and first top-five on the PGA TOUR.

Career Records


PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0)
Season Events Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Cuts Made Cuts Missed WD FedExCup Rank Earnings
Total: 30 85 4 7 16 14 $3,171,140
2023 14 44 4 5 10 4 112
2022 12 29 2 4 8 $472,621
2021 4 12 2 2
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship WGC-HSBC Champions WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2023 T6 CUT T18 T5 T41 T31
2022 T14 CUT T27 T21 T26
2021 CUT 62 T28

Personal


  • Plays out of Royal Fremantle Golf Club in Western Australia. The club was established in 1905 and notably hosted the 1960 Australian PGA Championship. PGA TOUR winner Greg Chalmers rose through the club's junior program, winning both the Junior and Men's Club Championships in 1989 at age 15. Oliver Goss, the low amateur at the 2014 Masters Tournament and runner-up to Matt Fitzpatrick at the 2013 U.S. Amateur, also honed his game at the club and won three consecutive Junior Club Championships from 2009-11.
  • Older sister, Minjee Lee, is two years and two months older than him. Minjee is a two-time major champion and eight-time winner on the LPGA, with her most recent victory being the 2022 U.S. Women's Open. Minjee, who turned professional in 2014 at age 18, is a two-time Olympian who represented Australia at the Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016 Games.
  • Favorite sports team is the Fremantle Dockers, an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League.
  • Has never owned a car.
  • Holds a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the 'Fastest hole of golf by a team of four' achieved a Real Club Valderrama in 2021. The hole was a 501-yard par four, and they holed out the putt in 24.75 seconds to set the new record.
  • Supports Golf Australia and their initiatives to help more juniors gain access to golf in Australia.