Successful the PGA final weekend was price celebrating however “not sufficient for a hangover” for celebrity Min Woo Lee, who’s plotting back-to-back triumphs on the Australian Open.
The 25-year-old declared he went “fairly exhausting” in celebrating his earlier win within the Macau Open in October and stated it impacted his efficiency within the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship in Japan the next week.
He nonetheless completed sixth in a star-studded event gained by world No.14 Collin Morikawa, even carrying the consequences of his celebrations.
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So given a clearer head in Sydney this week, the brand new world No.38 is properly positioned to ship a primary Australian Open for the Lee household, with sister Minjee gunning for the ladies’s crown.
“There was nothing too severe,“ Min Woo stated when requested about his celebrations.
“Once more, work to do that week. After my win in Macau (final month) I went fairly exhausting after that win and had Zozo the week after, so I assumed I didn’t get the perfect preparation for that week.
“So I’m studying from these experiences. I simply had I’ll say medium – not quiet, not huge, good within the center.
“Adequate to have fun however not sufficient for a hangover, so I’m prepared for this week.”
Lee has been getting ready for the big-time since he was an adolescent and that features a huge Saturday at The Australian, which is able to host the ultimate two rounds of the Australian Open, as a 17-year-old.
It was in 2016 when Lee performed alongside main champion Jordan Spieth, who went on to win.
“I used to be 17 years previous, so it was unreal,” he stated. “I performed with him on the Saturday, clearly when college was finished and all the children bought out and the fairways had been stuffed with so many individuals.
“I didn’t find yourself taking part in that good, but it surely was undoubtedly an expertise I can look again on and type of bought caught up in all of it, and as a 17-year-old, you don’t have that massive of a crowd, so I actually liked that second and now that I get to play with Jordan, it’s fairly cool, week in, week out.”
Lee is aware of the layouts this week, with the dual-gender Opens to be performed throughout each The Australian and The Lakes, will likely be a harder check than that posed by Royal Queensland.
However he stated the harder the course, the higher he performed.
“I do know The Australian golf course is hard, which might be higher for me,” he stated.
“I like fairly powerful programs, or if it’s straightforward, it’s good and straightforward and I’m taking part in good golf. So, each of them may help. I’m hitting the ball very well now.”