Min Woo and Minjee Lee are not your average brother and sister. With 17 professional wins between them, the young Aussie siblings have quickly become two of best players in the world on their respective stages. On the surface, the two couldn’t be more different – Minjee is the stoic, silent type and Min Woo the fun-loving extrovert – and yet their familial bond is their greatest source of strength.
In this video series, the Lees invited Golf Digest to join them in their hometown of Perth, where we spent time with the young phenoms, their coach and some of their childhood friends. On the course and off, we learned a lot about how they became who they are and how their approach to golf and life is likely to make them the game’s Next Big Things.
Episode Two: Same But Different
Min Woo Lee is a “squiggle” and Minjee is a “straight line”. According to their longtime coach, Ritchie Smith, this is the best way to describe the siblings’ respective approaches to golf and life. To those who know them best, their contrasting personalities are what make them so successful.
