When the Australian PGA Championship’s second round was delayed for more than five hours, Min Woo Lee, the defending champion, was clever in staying dry and hitting balls on a simulator.
Former world No.1 Jason Day has welcomed a Sunday showdown with Cameron Smith at the Australian PGA Championship after the tournament drawcards put themselves on a collision course for a battle in Brisbane.
Defending champion Min Woo Lee will have to fend off a field full of Australia’s best talent and an array of international raiders when the BMW Australian PGA Championship tees off at Royal Queensland Golf Club on Thursday.
Min Woo Lee has welcomed the pressure of being the the defending Australian PGA champion and taking on major winners Cameron Smith and Jason Day at Royal Queensland this week.
Soaking up everything from Canada’s famous poutine to practice rounds with his idols, International debutant Min Woo Lee says being involved in the Presidents Cup is a reminder only hard work will unlock his enormous potential.
The Presidents Cup will be staged at Royal Montreal Golf Club later this month, so perhaps it should be no surprise that International team captain Mike Weir went to the Canadian well, picking three of his countrymen with his six captain’s picks.
There are high stakes at this week’s Wyndham event, specifically for those players trying to finish inside the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings, which last year became the new cut-off point to qualify for the playoffs.
Jason Day will tee off Thursday night (AEST) in his debut Olympics motivated to represent the green and gold with a hot performance at Le Golf National.
A moving heart-to-heart from deputy chef de mission, Kyle Vander-Kuyp, has infused Australian golf stars Jason Day and Min Woo Lee with Olympic spirit ahead of their Games debut at Le Golf National starting tomorrow.
A tee-time in the Olympics is also a rare commodity. Just 60 men qualified for this year’s games and with the Olympic golf tournament a once-every-four-years event, the opportunity to represent your country on this grand stage is a unique one.
Australian Golf Digest
