Every year around this time, rumors begin to swirl about which PGA Tour players may become the latest to say goodbye and secure their future at LIV Golf. And every year at least one rumored move turns out to be correct.
Last year’s new phenomenon Tom Mckibbin turned down a PGA Tour card to join LIV. A year ago, it was Jon Rahm who shocked the world by moving to LIV.
This year is no different. And one player in particular has been at the center of many rumors: Australian professional and recent PGA Tour winner Min Woo Lee.
But in recent comments about Australian Associated PressLee put to rest any rumors that he was leaving the PGA Tour.
Min Woo Lee says he is not joining LIV
Not many pros can lay claim to the distinction of world beater wrestling Scottie Scheffler in the final holes of a tournament over the past two years. But Lee can.
And he did it in Scheffler State no less.
At the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open, Lee made a clutch par on the final hole to hold off Gary Woodland and a hard-charging Scheffler and won his first PGA Tour event.
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Min Woo Lee was fun. In his first PGA Tour victory, he became a threat
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The victory greatly improved Lee’s position in the Official World Golf Ranking, seeing him rocket from 55 to 22.
At 27, Lee is the type of future international star LIV Golf would love to see play on his circuit, so rumors that Lee could make the move later this year were ever-present.
Who may have made his comments about Australian Associated Press surprising to some.
In his interview with AAPLee made it clear that he would not be joining LIV and would instead continue to pursue his burgeoning PGA Tour career.
“There’s been a lot of rumors. I’m not going to go and just play on the PGA Tour,” Lee said. “So I’m happy with where I’m at and, yeah, I’m looking forward to next year.”
Lee also revealed that his focus for the rest of the year is to qualify for next year’s majors. He finished 49th at the 2025 Masters but missed cuts at the next three championships.
Unfortunately for Lee, his victory at the Texas Children’s Houston Open came just two weeks ago of last year Masters, for which he was already qualified. As a result, it did not give him an invitation to the 2026 Masters.
For this, Lee hopes to maintain his position in the OWGR top 50; he is currently ranked 46th. And he’s eyeing some big upcoming events in his home country — the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship, which he wins in 2023 — to make it happen.
“Yeah, I never want to miss a major, especially the Masters. It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world, so I’ll do whatever I can to get in,” Lee said. “I just need to play good golf in the Aussie summer and hopefully I can close it out.”
