Asian Tour: Min-woo Lee posts record-breaking aggregate of 30 under to lift Macau Open title
- Australian cards eight-under-par 63 to finish with a tournament record-low total, only two short of the Asian Tour record
- Lee maintains his two-shot lead over Thailand’s Poom Saksansin as both players pull away from the field
Australia’s Min-woo Lee recorded an exceptional two-shot wire-to-wire victory in the SJM Macau Open on Sunday, for his first title in two years.
The tournament’s marquee player, ranked 46 in the world, hit crushing drives and holed putt after putt to card an eight-under-par 63 for an aggregate of 30 under – a tournament record and two short of the Asian Tour record, although preferred lies were played on the first two days.
Thailand’s Poom Saksansin also fired a 63, like Lee bogey-free, and finished second after a fascinating final day dual with the big-hitting Australian.
Lee started the day with a two-shot lead over Poom and the margin was the same at the turn after both players pulled away from the field with four birdies apiece.
The turning point proved to be the par-five 13th, where Lee opened up a four-stroke cushion after he made an eagle, for the second day in row, against Poom’s par.