Min Woo Lee Rules Out Making LIV Golf Move

Min Woo Lee has ruled out making the move to LIV Golf, with Cam Smith's drop-off in form a possible reason

Min Woo Lee using a Odyssey S2S putter
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In every off season LIV Golf is linked with making new signings, but the charismatic Min Woo Lee will not be one of them - with Cam Smith's drop-off in form since joining a possible reason.

The 27-year-old claimed his maiden PGA Tour title in March at the Houston Open, and is one of the more popular figures online and on social media - meaning he'd make a top target for LIV.

“There’s been a lot of rumours. I’m not going and am just going to play on the PGA Tour,” Lee told AAP.

“So I’m happy with where I’m at and, yeah, I’m looking forward to next year.”

As World No.46, Lee needs to play well at the upcoming Australian PGA Championship and Australian Open to secure a top 50 spot at the end of the year - and place at Augusta National.

“I’ve just got to play good golf in the Aussie summer and hopefully I can lock it up,” added Lee.

“I never want to miss a Major, the Masters especially. It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world so I’ll do whatever I can to get in.”

Access to the Majors is one reason Lee would reject a move to LIV, but perhaps the form of fellow Australian Cam Smith is another.

'Cam was one of the best players in the world before he went to LIV'

Min Woo Lee and Cameron Smith

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The 2022 Open champion and former World No.2 missed the cut in all four Majors this year, making it five in a row.

Lee hopes that LIV Golf expanding to 72 holes can help Smith to rediscover his best form and improve his showing in the Majors next year.

“Cam was one of the best players in the world before he went to LIV and I hope he can find a stride,” Lee said.

“Great golfers, over time, if there’s more holes, they’re probably going to come out on top.

“So hopefully we can see some good golf out of him.

“We have a practise round every time at the Masters and the majors so I hope for the best for him.”

Paul Higham
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Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website.  Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush. 

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