Min Woo Lee is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He turned professional at the start of 2019 after a successful amateur career. He won the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open and the 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open.
Who is Min Woo Lee’s coach?
Ritchie Smith, mentor to the likes of Minjee Lee, Min Woo Lee, and Hannah Green, has won the prestigious Coach of the Year award at the SportWest Awards in Perth. Smith’s clients had outstanding results in 2021.
Minjee Lee won her first major championship, the Evian Championship, while Green had a solid year in America and Min Woo Lee won the Scottish Open on the DP World Tour and found himself inside the top 50 in the world for the first time. Minjee Lee was nominated as a finalist for the WA Sports Star award, but the winner was Paralympic star, Madison de Rozario.
Lee defeated Thomas Detry and Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff at the Abrdn Scottish Open. With this win, he earned entry into the 2021 Open Championship. In May 2023, Lee earned special temporary membership on the PGA Tour.
