Min Woo Stays In Sight Of Rare Aussie PGA/Open Double Triumph As Sister Minji Fades

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Min Woo Lee produced a timely closing hole birdie to boost hopes of capturing a rare Australian golfing double heading to the final round of the ISPS HandaAustralian Open triumph in , Sydney.

The reigning Australian PGA champion headed into golf’s traditional moving day leading by three but bounced back from finding water and taking a doube on the third hole to birdie the 18h hole at the host Australian Club for a second day in a round of one-under 70 to set-up a final round clash with Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino, who was runner-up to Lee last Sunday in Brisbane.

The duo are tied at the top at 13-under and with a host of talent barking at their heels including England’s Alex Fitzpatrick (66), and who will join brother Matthew on next year’s PGA Tour, and American Patrick Rodgers (68) one shot back at 12-under while Aussie Lucas Herbert (66), and the reigning ISPS Handa Championship winner in Japan earlier this year, is just a shot further back at 11-under.

 

Should Lee be handed the famed Stonehaven Cup, the 25-year-old will become the first player since fellow Australian Greg Chambers achieved the rare ‘down under’ double in 2011.

“If I win, I win and last week was last week,” said the World No. 38 ranked Lee.

“I played great then, so hopefully I can finish it off tomorrow.

“I know there’s a lot of history to it, but it’s just another tournament. If it goes well, it goes well.

“Obviously it is towards the end of the year and [my] last round of the year is tomorrow, but it’s just another reason to give it my all before I take a break.

“I’m pretty happy with the game and I feel fine. So, hopefully tomorrow’s good.”

Big sister Minji faces a tougher task if she is to create golfing history and join her brother as joint winners, on the same golf course and on the same day, a golfing feat one doubts has never been achieved before in professional golf.

Minji heads into the final round lying in third place at five-under and seven shots adrift of South African Ashleigh Buhai, the Australian Open defending champion and also winner earlier this year of the South African Women’s Open.

“I mean, I didn’t have my best day yesterday but at least I had a little bit better score, but golf is like that sometimes,” Minjee Lee said. “But yeah, I’m going to do my very best, like I always do and hopefully we’ve both got the trophy by the end of Sunday. It would be amazing, but I think I have some work to do.”

 



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