Korean-Australian golfer Lee Min-woo (24) will challenge for his first win in the PGA Tour tournament with the most prize money.
Lee Min-woo reduced 6 strokes with 1 eagle, 5 birdies and 1 bogey in the 3rd round of the Players Championship held at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course (par 72) in Florida on the 12th (Korean time). As a result, Lee Min-woo, who recorded an intermediate total of 12 under par, is in second place, two strokes behind the sole leader Scotty Scheffler (26, USA).
Lee Min-woo, along with his older sister Lee Min-ji (26), are sibling players representing Australia. Lee Min-ji is a strong player who has won 8 career victories on the LPGA Tour, including 2 majors, and is currently ranked 5th in the world.
Lee Min-woo, who started his professional golf tour life in 2019, has yet to win or runner-up on the PGA Tour, nor has he ever been in the top 10. This tournament, too, he competed in a pull-up with a world ranking of 50th. 메이저사이트
If Lee Min-woo overcomes a two-stroke lead on the final day and wins the Players Championship, he will win his first top 10 and receive a prize of 4.5 million dollars (approximately 5.9 billion won). Currently, Lee Min-woo’s career earnings on the PGA Tour are only $545,334. In addition, his brother and sister will write a record of rising to the PGA and LPGA champions side by side.
On the 13th at 2:45 a.m. Korean time, Lee Min-woo will take a tee shot on the final day in the championship group with Sco Schaeffler.
On the other hand, Lim Seong-jae (24), who was in danger of missing the cut, took a storm shot that reduced 8 strokes in the 3rd round, a moving day, and jumped into the competition for the lead with an 8-under par tie for 8th place.
Im Seong-jae’s tee shot at 2:15 a.m., 30 minutes ahead of Lee Min-woo.
2017 winners Kim Si-woo (27) and An Byeong-hun (32) tied for 26th with 5 under par. Kim Joo-hyung (20), who has an intermediate total of 1 over fine, is ranked tied for 63rd.