Min Woo Lee became the 11th Australian to join the field at this week’s British Open after a stunning Sunday charge in wet conditions in Scotland finished with him holding the trophy as the Scottish Open winner.
It continued a golden seven days for Australian golf and comes after countryman Lucas Herbert, who finished one shot behind Lee in Scotland, won the Irish Open last weekend.
The Scottish Open also provided veteran Australian Wade Ormsby with something to remember – 204 bottles of Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky – his reward for making a hole-in-one on the 204-yard 12th hole.
Lee, 22, who started the final round three shots behind the leaders, birdied six holes in a row in a closing round 64, then waited 90 minutes by the fireplace before walking out and disposing of Matt Fitzpatrick and Thomas Detry on the first…
