Min Woo Lee solely gained particular short-term membership of the PGA Tour in Might and has made absolutely the most of it, pocketing greater than $2.2m within the final month after one other top-10 end on the $30m Travellers Championship.
The 24-year-old rising star earnt a spot within the elevated occasion courtesy of his tie for fifth on the US Open, making his technique to Connecticut through a carry in countryman Adam Scott’s aircraft, and completed in a tie for ninth.
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A two-time winner on the DP World Tour already, Lee, the brother of two-time main champion Minjee, who light to complete in a tie for twentieth on the PGA Championship, is just not solely outplaying his famous person sister however making an impression on the tour the place he’s made it clear he desires to spend extra time.
Europe is subsequent on his agenda, nevertheless, with the British Masters this week a part of his preparation for the British Open at Royal Liverpool, the place Lee will play his ninth straight main as his star continues to rise.
Lee thrust himself in to the highlight at The Gamers Championship in Might, enjoying within the remaining group within the remaining spherical and held on to complete in a tie for sixth within the pressure-cooker atmosphere.
It additionally secured his first $1m payday, after which his barnstorming end on the US Open delivered Lee a second one.
After accumulating one other $780,000 on the Travellers Championship, gained by Keegan Bradley, Lee’s 2023 season prizemoney haul is near $3.5m.
Jason Day, Adam Scott and Cam Davis are the one Australians on the PGA Tour to have gained greater than Lee, who loves extra than simply the large prizemoney on supply within the US.
“I really like America, so it’s good and simple. If you need one thing, it’s Amazon Prime proper there, you get it in a day,” he stated, having additionally turn into one thing of a cult hero along with his skinny moustache and big bombs off the tee.
“It’s all the time good to play in America, and getting a fan base over right here it’s superior. Even at 7.00, 6.45 within the morning there have been guys screaming … properly, not screaming however shouting my title and slogans, so it’s superior.”
Lee is but to safe full-time enjoying rights, however sitting inside the highest 70 on the prizemoney listing places him in prime place to make that occur,
Herbert, who has performed 14 occasions, picked up his second greatest cheque of the season, simply over $500,000 for ending in a tie for fifteenth at The Travellers however has not had the identical success as his youthful compatriot.
It was, nevertheless, a well timed return to type for the Victorian who has struggled for consistency in his second full 12 months on the PGA Tour and heads to Europe to arrange for the British Open having had success there.
“It‘s sort of a story of like two totally different excursions. I’m enjoying nice in Europe and had a rubbish season on the PGA Tour,” Herbert stated on the Travellers.
“I’m 150 odd on the FedExCup and never even near the place I need to be. It’s been powerful to type of cope with that and simply managing my feelings and expectations.
“But it surely‘s only a new problem of the PGA Tour. That is my second full season … only a new problem of determining the best way to play out right here, the best way to beat these guys, play these golf programs higher than them.
“And I believe once I do get higher outcomes it‘s going to really feel even higher as a result of I’ve gone by this battle.”
AUSSIE PGA TOUR PRIZE MONEY LEADERS THIS SEASON
Jason Day – $8.5m
Cam Davis – $4.1m
Adam Scott – $4m
Min Woo Lee – $3.4m
Lucas Herbert – $1.5m