He may not have completed the Aussie ‘majors’ double, but Min Woo Lee is still delighted with his work during the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship and ISPS Handa Australian Open.
South Africa’s Dean Burmester shot rounds of 65 and 68 to go from making the cut on the number at the South African Open to winning the title by three shots.
The Min Woo Lee showreel continues to roll as golf’s newest showman produced a spectacular eagle from the pinestraw on his final hole to grab a three-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the ISPS Handa Australian Open in Sydney.
Admitting that losing a lunch bet to Lee is probably a more significant financial loss than the other way round, Hopewell is well placed to improve his Australian Open record that includes a T-10 last year.
Former winner Cameron Davis, 16-year-old schoolgirl Rachel Lee and all-abilities champion Cameron Pollard sit atop the leaderboard, spearheading the local challenge to reclaim the three Australian Open titles swept by foreigners a year ago.
Adopting a more aggressive approach to course management appears to have Adam Scott trending in the right direction as he aims for a second Australian Open to break a three-year winning drought.
The tournament favourite spent the past few days working with coach Grant Field on tweaking his swing for the ISPS Handa Australian Open being staged this week in Sydney at The Australian and The Lakes.
Despite now being in their 40s, Marc Leishman and Adam Scott continue to leave no stone unturned as they seek to improve and potentially author an unlikely victory at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship.
Min Woo Lee will renew a junior rivalry more than a decade old in his quest to win a maiden Fortinet Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club on Sunday.
A devastated Cameron Smith has choked back tears after enduring his “worst day as a professional” golfer having missed the cut as the defending champion at the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland.