Min Woo Lee credits mental strength for Houston Open 2025 win
Min Woo Lee: “I always felt like I had the assets to win, it was just can you do it mentally.”
- This victory makes Min Woo and his sister, Minjee, the third brother-sister duo to win both a PGA Tour and LPGA event.
- Minjee has 10 LPGA victories, including two major championships.
- The siblings also both represented Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Min Woo Lee finally broke through on the PGA Tour, winning the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open on Sunday by a shot over Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland. It was his fourth worldwide win and first since the Australian PGA Championship in 2023.
Even more importantly, he has finally some ammo when it comes to bragging rights with sister Minjee, a star on the LPGA. Minjee has the advantage over Min Woo for some time, though, as she’s a two-time major winner with 10 LPGA victories in her career, those major triumphs coming at the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship and 2022 U.S. Women’s Open.
Min Woo’s win did help the Lees join some exclusive company, though. They became the third brother-sister duo to win both a PGA Tour and LPGA event.
The other two are Cathy and Billy Kratzert and Jackie and Jim Gallagher Jr.
“My sister was the first one to pick up,” Min Woo said Sunday at his winner’s press conference. “I talked to her yesterday (Saturday) about having dinner tomorrow (Monday). She’s in Vegas and I live there and she’s playing an LPGA tournament there, so it will be very cool to see her. I haven’t seen her in a little bit, so it’s very cool to have a sister that’s really good at golf, and she’s going to win soon, too.”
Minjee and Min Woo also became the first siblings to win the U.S. Golf Association’s Junior championships, with Minjee winning the U.S. Girls’ Junior in 2012 before Min Woo won the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur. They also both represented the Australian golf teams in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Minjee’s barely got Min Woo in the world rankings. Minjee sits at 18th in the Rolex Rankings while Min Woo rose to 22nd following his win.
Monday’s dinner will be on little brother, but covering the bill should be easy.
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