Lee Wins Australian PGA Championship For Third DP World Tour Title
Muhammad Irfan Published November 26, 2023 | 03:00 PM
Brisbane, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Nov, 2023) Min Woo Lee held his nerve after a shaky start to fire a three-under-par 68 and win the Australian PGA Championship by three strokes from Japan's Rikuya Hoshino Sunday, earning a third DP World Tour title.
The 25-year-old Australian went into the final day at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane three clear of Hoshino and mixed five birdies and a spectacular chip-in eagle with four bogeys to seal the win.
He carded 20-under for the tournament, building on a successful year in which he won the Macau Open on the Asian Tour last month and earned 2024 playing rights for the US PGA Tour.
But another victory on the DP World Tour had eluded him until now, having broken through for his first European win at the 2020 Vic Open then claiming the 2021 Scottish Open.
"It's unbelievable, I've always thought I could win, it took a while to get over the hump," said Lee, whose sister Minjee Lee is the women's world number five.
"But two wins in the last month or so and I'm really proud of my team and myself. I made it interesting for myself early on and through the middle, but I ended up hanging on.
"I know Rikuya is a really good player and he kept knocking on the door, but it was exactly same as my last win, just the playing point. I just kept coming," added Lee after his triumph in DP World Tour's 2024 season opener.
Six-time Japan Tour winner Hoshino put up a gutsy fight at his first tournament in Australia, hauling in Lee's overnight three-shot advantage by the second hole.
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