Min Woo Lee is 10 shots back of the lead heading into the weekend at The Players Championship.
The super-talented Australian has played some really solid golf at The Players Championship this week, and has gained strokes on the field in all of the key statistical categories.
He is a much-improved player now compared to last year, and he’s has gone from strength to strength since winning the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March 2025.
The next step for Min Woo Lee will be to win one of the biggest events on the golfing calendar.
He was heavily fancied heading into The Players Championship this week.
Min Woo Lee changed his driver and putter just before the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am six weeks ago and he has recorded three consecutive top-12 finishes since then.
However, there has been something very peculiar happening with the 26-year-old’s scoring this season, and he needs to address it urgently.
Min Woo Lee’s bizarre scoring issue has been laid bare at The Players Championship
Min Woo has posted rounds of 70 and 72 at The Players this week.
However, a bizarre trend has developed with his scoring since the final round at Bay Hill last week.
In his last three rounds, he has played the front nines in eight-over-par.
However, on the back nines during those rounds he has been 12-under-par – quite the difference!
He shot 38 on his front nine at Sawgrass on Friday before coming home in 32. On Thursday, he posted a score of 39 going out and then shot 33 coming in.
Meanwhile, back at Bay Hill last week, the Australian shot a 39 on his front nine before firing a 31 on the back-side.
Min Woo Lee must address concerning issue
Now, three rounds is not a big enough sample size for Min Woo Lee to start worrying just yet.
However, if the bizarre scoring trend carries on for two or three more rounds, he will undoubtedly have to analyze what is happening.
The 27-year-old is one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour, and he possesses an exceptional short game.
With that in mind, he really should have won more than just once on the PGA Tour so far.
It’s about time he changed all of that.
However, if Min Woo Lee is to enjoy sustained success, he needs to stop getting off to such poor starts during tournaments.