Lee: Australian cricket icon has a two-word reaction to Min Woo Lee winning the Houston Open 2025

Australian cricket icon has a two-word reaction to Min Woo Lee winning the Houston Open 2025

Modified Mar 31, 2025 15:53 GMT

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Min Woo Lee recently won the 2025 Houston Open. After this, Mitchell Starc took to Instagram to celebrate Lee's victory. Starc posted a two-word reaction on his Instagram story to highlight Lee's achievement.

Mitchell Starc, known for his deadly yorkers and tight bowling spells, played a key role in Australia's 2015 World Cup victory. He was also named player of the tournament that year. On March 31, Starc shared an image of Lee holding the cup while congratulating him. He reshared the Instagram post shared initially by the PGA Tour on Instagram as he captioned his story:

"Yes chef!"

The PGA Tour, meanwhile, captioned their post as:

''Him Woo Lee"

Min Woo Lee secured his first PGA Tour title at the Houston Open 2025 with a final round of 67. He finished at 20-under 260. Lee's lead was cut to just one stroke after a bogey on the 16th hole, but he bounced back, making a par on the 18th to seal the deal. Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland finished one stroke behind at 19-under.

Besides that, Lee's sister Minjee Lee, is already a two-time Major champion on the LPGA Tour. Meanwhile, Lee took home a whopping $1,710,000 as the winning purse. Here's the list of top-ten finishers at the 2025 Houston Open:

T2. Scottie Scheffler: $845,500
T2. Gary Woodland: $845,500
4. Sami Valimaki: $465,500
T5. Rory McIlroy: $337,843
T5. Wyndham Clark: $337,844
T5. Taylor Pendrith: $337,844
T5. Alejandro Tosti: $337,844
9. Ryan Gerard: $277,875
10. Mackenzie Hughes: $258,875

Min Woo Lee soars to new rankings after Houston Open victory

Min Woo Lee has climbed a new achievement in his golfing career after his recent victory. He went up, leaping 33 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). Now standing at no. 22, this marks Min Woo Lee's highest ranking till now, right before the 2025 Masters.

Lee started the tournament ranked 55th at the memorial park. It's a significant milestone for the 26-year-old Australian, who has never reached the top 30 earlier. Lee's previous best was No. 31 after a runner-up finish at last year's Cognizant Classic. With that, Scottie Scheffler still maintains his No. 1 position, followed by Rory McIlroy and Xander Scheffler in second and third.

Here's the list of the top 50 players as per the latest OWGR rankings: