Min Woo Lee kept his calm amid tremendous charges by Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland, winning the Houston Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title with the best lag of his life that set up a final par for a one-shot victory.
Australian golfer Min Woo Lee has often played second fiddle to his major-winning sister Minjee but can now enjoy a moment in the spotlight after claiming his first win on the U.S. PGA Tour in Texas on Sunday.
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Fellow PGA Tour caddie Paul Tesori, who is now Tom Kim’s looper, explained: "Scottie's young and has had a bit of a habit of getting a little angry on the golf course, and maybe even a little angry toward his caddie.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (63) and Gary Woodland (62) finished a stroke back. Read more at straitstimes.com.
What looked like a pleasant and reasonably easy Sunday afternoon for one of the PGA Tour’s brighter young stars had twists and turns, but Min Woo Lee was able to hold off the top-ranked player in the world to win the Houston Open. It is Lee’s first PGA Tour victory, finishing at 20-under-par, one shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland.
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Min Woo Lee won his first PGA Tour title at the Texas Children's Houston Open, shooting a tournament-record 20-under-par 260. Gary Woodland finished second, one shot behind Lee, marking a significant achievement in his comeback after brain tumor surgery.