Cameron Smith admits chasing down the US Open leaders would require the “round of his life” after falling back on the leaderboard in round three at Los Angeles Country Club.
A 400-yard drive was the highlight of a second round that Min Woo Lee used to blast his way into US Open contention alongside Cameron Smith at Los Angeles Country Club.
West Australian Min Woo Lee has maintained his position inside the top 10 on the leaderboard as driving rain made the US PGA Championship challenge at Oak Hill even tougher in Round 3.
Min Woo Lee feels like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders after ending his string of missed cuts with a gutsy second round that put him well in PGA Championship weekend contention.
Emerging superstar Min Woo Lee is the first player signed on for the $2 million Fortinet Australian PGA Championship to be played at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane from November 23-26.
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 TPC Sawgrass.
Min Woo Lee leads a seven-strong Australian contingent at the Players Championship having opened the tournament with a four-under-par 68 at TPC Sawgrass.
As for the pressure of trying to lock in a second appearance at Augusta National, Lee is not letting himself look beyond the Players and the WGC–Match Play in two weeks times.
The 2023 Players Championship week has arrived, albeit with the defending champion, Australia’s Cam Smith, not allowed to tee up in the event due to being banned by the PGA Tour for joining LIV Golf. Seven Australians will tee up: Adam Scott, Jason Day, Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee, Cam Davis, Aaron Baddeley and Harrison Endycott.