2 Hours 10 Minutes... Min Woo Lee Produces Rapid Round At FedEx St. Jude Championship

Teeing off as a single during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Lee fired a level-par 70 in just 2 hours 10 minutes at TPC Southwind

Min Woo Lee hits a bunker shot
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Min Woo Lee has enjoyed an excellent 2025 that includes a maiden PGA Tour victory but, at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, it was his pace of play that caught the eye.

Usually, the event would feature 70 players but, due to Rory McIlroy opting to skip the event, it meant 69 teed it up in Memphis, with Lee the sole player on Sunday.

Min Woo Lee hits a driver off the tee

Lee during round two of the FedEx St. Jude Championship

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Pace of play has been a big talking point throughout this season on the PGA Tour but, at TPC Southwind, the Australian flew through his final day, playing 18 holes in just 2 hour 10 minutes.

Although it's 41 minutes slower than the quickest round recorded on the PGA Tour, which belongs to Wesley Bryan at the 2017 BMW Championship, it's still one of the quickest rounds in the circuit's history.

In fact, the round from Lee yielded his best score of the week, a level-par 70, with the 27-year-old making just two bogeys, his fewest for the week, as well as hitting 10 fairways and greens, which just so happens to also be the most for his week.

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Carding a level-par round, it wasn't enough to bump Lee up the leaderboard, and he eventually finished in a share of last place with Daniel Berger.

Producing rounds of 76, 72, 72 and 70, Lee finished 10-over-par, going from 50th to 58th in the FedEx Cup standings. That means the Australian won't be teeing it up at the BMW Championship next week, as he failed to make it into the top 50.

Matt Cradock
Staff Writer

Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover news and social media.

Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. His favorite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.

Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: Ping G430 LST 15°, 19°

Irons: TaylorMade P.7CB

Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°

Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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