His shirts are maybe getting a “little tight” for his liking, however Min Woo Lee has made a concerted effort to bulk as much as enhance his recreation.
After a blended 12 months on the PGA Tour, the Perth-born star is able to assault Australian golf’s two “majors” with renewed gusto.
“All of us wish to get our arms on the trophies,” Lee stated forward of this week’s Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland and subsequent week’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
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“It’s large a part of taking part in these two occasions. I simply wish to play actually good, stable golf, and hopefully I may give myself an opportunity on Sunday to get that trophy.”
Lee isn’t any stranger to success at Royal Queensland, having gained the Australian PGA two years once more.
His title defence didn’t go to plan in November final 12 months, with a knee harm hindering his golf.
What adopted was an up and down 2025.
The spotlight was successful on the PGA Tour for the primary time when claimed victory on the Houston Open in March.
Nonetheless, Lee didn’t construct on that success, along with his finest subsequent effort being a tie for fifth on the French Open in September.
“I simply didn’t reset, didn’t write my objectives, and sort of simply stored taking part in,” the world No.46 stated in reflecting on his 12 months post-Houston.
“I felt like I used to be on excessive in order that if I didn’t play effectively, I might nonetheless be pleased with the win, however golf is so fast.
“You win, take per week off, after which the Masters is true there, and you then wish to win that one, you wish to win the following one, so (I used to be) slightly result-orientated and never too course of pushed. That’s one factor I discovered from this 12 months.”
Lee additionally felt his hip motion in his swing was letting him down, and consequently, he has labored onerous to get stronger.
“You see the most effective gamers on the earth stack over their left facet via influence, and with my swing via influence, my left hip was going backwards … so then my arms had been getting too far ahead, and I used to be getting plenty of shuffling,” he stated.
“Now I’m making an attempt to stack over on to my left facet and get higher with that. I’ve gained plenty of kilos simply to get a bit stronger in that sense.
“I’m feeling good. The shirts are getting slightly tight, not simply the highest, however the backside. I did the majority bit fairly good, however now I’ve in all probability received to chop a bit.”
Lee’s Australian PGA preparations included a calming few days at house in Perth and a go to to Optus Stadium to see Australia beat England in simply two days within the opening Check of the Ashes sequence.
He was thrilled to see “golf tragic” Mitchell Starc, who took 10 wickets for the match, star with the ball.
“I had a sense that he was going to be on hearth, however not that sizzling,” Lee stated.
Lee additionally backed Australian opener Usman Khawaja’s determination to play golf for 3 successive days earlier than the primary Check, regardless of the suggestion that it may need contributed to the veteran batsman’s again issues in the course of the match.
“We don’t need him harm, however you’ve received to have a steadiness between having enjoyable and being outdoors, so hopefully that’s not the rationale … however good on him. All of us love golf,” Lee stated.