1 00:00:00,980 --> 00:00:03,860 (THEME MUSIC) 2 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:16,500 Hello. 3 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:18,980 Becoming one of the world's best golfers 4 00:00:18,980 --> 00:00:20,540 is an incredible achievement. 5 00:00:20,540 --> 00:00:25,180 But for the same family to produce two of them, it's just next level. 6 00:00:25,180 --> 00:00:25,420 But for the same family to produce two of them, it's just next level. Minjee and Min Woo Lee 7 00:00:25,420 --> 00:00:27,300 Minjee and Min Woo Lee 8 00:00:27,300 --> 00:00:27,540 are the bright lights Minjee and Min Woo Lee 9 00:00:27,540 --> 00:00:30,020 are the bright lights of Australian golf right now, 10 00:00:30,020 --> 00:00:32,060 and their affectionate sibling rivalry 11 00:00:32,060 --> 00:00:34,580 not only spurs them to greater heights, 12 00:00:34,580 --> 00:00:39,020 it also helps them withstand the game's notorious mental pressure. 13 00:00:46,740 --> 00:00:48,020 MAN: Minjee Lee is known as 14 00:00:48,020 --> 00:00:50,700 one of the very best players in the world of golf. 15 00:00:50,700 --> 00:00:53,740 She's been in the top 10 in the women's rankings for a long time. 16 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:58,380 Minjee's brother Min Woo is a rising star 17 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:00,500 who has just cracked the top 50 in the world, 18 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:01,820 and he's a real personality. 19 00:01:03,420 --> 00:01:05,860 They are the star duo of Australian golf at the moment. 20 00:01:09,260 --> 00:01:12,180 MAN: You know, Minjee's the elder of the pair, 21 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:14,860 and she's certainly got his measure in golf. 22 00:01:14,860 --> 00:01:17,580 He doesn't like to think so sometimes. 23 00:01:17,580 --> 00:01:17,820 He doesn't like to think so MIN WOO: We're very competitive. 24 00:01:17,820 --> 00:01:19,340 MIN WOO: We're very competitive. 25 00:01:19,340 --> 00:01:19,580 I mean, I never... MIN WOO: We're very competitive. 26 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:21,820 I mean, I never... I'm inwardly and he's outwardly. 27 00:01:21,820 --> 00:01:23,020 Yeah, I never want to lose. 28 00:01:23,980 --> 00:01:26,300 MAN: We've seen him grow up with his sister, 29 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:26,540 MAN: We've seen him grow up almost in her shadow, in a way. 30 00:01:26,540 --> 00:01:28,540 almost in her shadow, in a way. 31 00:01:28,540 --> 00:01:30,340 So I think that competition comes from 32 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:30,580 So I think a really healthy sibling rivalry. 33 00:01:30,580 --> 00:01:32,340 a really healthy sibling rivalry. 34 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:37,500 MINJEE: The rivalry is bigger for him. I think he likes that. 35 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:41,020 It's a bit of motivation for him and it's motivation for me too. 36 00:01:44,460 --> 00:01:45,980 I think they push each other. 37 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:47,940 I think that, you know, without one, 38 00:01:47,940 --> 00:01:50,460 their performances probably wouldn't be as good. 39 00:01:52,260 --> 00:01:54,060 They're highly driven. 40 00:01:56,020 --> 00:01:57,780 Highly demanding of themselves. 41 00:01:58,740 --> 00:02:00,540 They want to succeed. 42 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:16,140 My hair look OK? 43 00:02:16,140 --> 00:02:16,380 Yeah. Your forehead's, like, My hair look OK? 44 00:02:16,380 --> 00:02:18,700 Yeah. Your forehead's, like, super clear. 45 00:02:18,700 --> 00:02:20,900 It's like double pimple. I hate that. I had that too here. 46 00:02:20,900 --> 00:02:22,980 But it's like you pop it and then the pus comes out, 47 00:02:22,980 --> 00:02:23,820 and then there's another one. 48 00:02:23,820 --> 00:02:25,140 Yeah. 49 00:02:25,140 --> 00:02:27,140 Acne. It's a human problem. It's OK. Yeah, it is. 50 00:02:27,140 --> 00:02:29,380 Yeah, we're spreading...we're spreading...we're spreading it. 51 00:02:29,380 --> 00:02:29,620 Yeah, we're spreading...we're We all have it, yeah. 52 00:02:29,620 --> 00:02:30,380 We all have it, yeah. 53 00:02:30,380 --> 00:02:30,620 MAN: We always say that Minjee We all have it, yeah. 54 00:02:30,620 --> 00:02:33,300 MAN: We always say that Minjee and Min Woo are like Yin and Yang. 55 00:02:33,300 --> 00:02:33,580 In one hand we have the scientist, almost the crazy scientist. MAN: We always say that Minjee and Min Woo are like Yin and Yang. 56 00:02:33,580 --> 00:02:37,220 In one hand we have the scientist, almost the crazy scientist. 57 00:02:37,220 --> 00:02:37,460 In one hand we have the scientist, almost the crazy scientist. She's so disciplined, so demanding, 58 00:02:37,460 --> 00:02:39,620 She's so disciplined, so demanding, 59 00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:41,940 willing to explore every avenue. 60 00:02:41,940 --> 00:02:44,860 And then on the other hand, you have the artist 61 00:02:44,860 --> 00:02:48,500 who doesn't give a rat's about the science. 62 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:51,780 They want to play with flair and...and be expressive 63 00:02:51,780 --> 00:02:52,020 They want to play with flair and just have fun. 64 00:02:52,020 --> 00:02:53,660 and just have fun. 65 00:02:55,260 --> 00:02:56,420 A lot of people 66 00:02:56,420 --> 00:03:00,020 would describe me as a squiggly line, 67 00:03:00,020 --> 00:03:00,300 would describe me as a squiggly line, and my sister was a dead straight line. 68 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:01,660 and my sister was a dead straight line. 69 00:03:01,660 --> 00:03:03,460 I didn't really want to practise, I didn't really... 70 00:03:03,460 --> 00:03:05,260 I just wanted to play with my friends and... 71 00:03:05,260 --> 00:03:05,500 He's very talented, very skilful. I just wanted to play with my friends and... 72 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:08,220 He's very talented, very skilful. 73 00:03:08,220 --> 00:03:08,420 He's very talented, very skilful. Um, for me, it's more learnt. 74 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:10,700 Um, for me, it's more learnt. 75 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:10,940 Minjee and Min Woo are very, very different. Um, for me, it's more learnt. 76 00:03:10,940 --> 00:03:13,780 Minjee and Min Woo are very, very different. 77 00:03:13,780 --> 00:03:16,060 Uh, Min Woo is a complete extrovert 78 00:03:16,060 --> 00:03:19,940 while Minjee's an introvert by nature. 79 00:03:19,940 --> 00:03:21,980 MAN: They're two totally different people, 80 00:03:21,980 --> 00:03:22,220 playing in totally different ways, totally different people, 81 00:03:22,220 --> 00:03:23,940 playing in totally different ways, 82 00:03:23,940 --> 00:03:26,260 but having as much success as each other. 83 00:03:26,260 --> 00:03:27,540 Amazing situation. 84 00:03:40,820 --> 00:03:43,340 MAN: The Australian Open is a massive golf tournament 85 00:03:43,340 --> 00:03:44,380 for both the men and the women. 86 00:03:44,380 --> 00:03:47,060 It's kind of the holy grail to their careers. 87 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:47,340 So there's an enormous amount of expectations It's kind of the holy grail to their careers. 88 00:03:47,340 --> 00:03:49,980 So there's an enormous amount of expectations 89 00:03:49,980 --> 00:03:51,500 placed on the top Australian golfers 90 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:53,300 to perform in the Australian Open. 91 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:57,220 MAN: Minjee Lee has a great chance of winning this event. 92 00:03:57,220 --> 00:04:00,260 She's in good form, top five player in the world. 93 00:04:00,260 --> 00:04:00,540 But no Aussie woman has won the Australian Open since 2014. She's in good form, top five player in the world. 94 00:04:00,540 --> 00:04:03,780 But no Aussie woman has won the Australian Open since 2014. 95 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:07,580 MINJEE: The Australian Open has always been 96 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:07,820 MINJEE: The Australian Open the biggest hurdle, I'd say, 97 00:04:07,820 --> 00:04:09,420 the biggest hurdle, I'd say, 98 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:13,340 um, because I think I do put more pressure, 99 00:04:13,340 --> 00:04:15,300 especially on, like, myself. 100 00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:19,140 You know, it's been so many years and I haven't even been close. 101 00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:24,300 WOMAN: I think Australian Open is the one that she really wants. 102 00:04:25,340 --> 00:04:27,580 She's been playing well this last half of the year, 103 00:04:27,580 --> 00:04:29,860 so it's definitely not out of reach. 104 00:04:30,620 --> 00:04:33,700 It's almost a battle against herself. 105 00:04:35,140 --> 00:04:36,500 EVIN: Min Woo had just won 106 00:04:36,500 --> 00:04:36,740 the Australian PGA Championship EVIN: Min Woo had just won 107 00:04:36,740 --> 00:04:38,980 the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane 108 00:04:38,980 --> 00:04:40,820 and it was his first real major win in Australia, 109 00:04:40,820 --> 00:04:42,700 so he arrived at the Australian Open 110 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:42,940 so he arrived as the odds-on favourite to win 111 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:43,940 as the odds-on favourite to win 112 00:04:43,940 --> 00:04:46,420 and a lot of pressure and expectations. 113 00:04:46,420 --> 00:04:49,060 And, of course, you know, the big question was, "Can he do the double? 114 00:04:49,060 --> 00:04:49,300 And, of course, you know, the big "Can he go back to back?" 115 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:50,500 "Can he go back to back?" 116 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:52,780 I know this week's as important as last week, 117 00:04:52,780 --> 00:04:54,100 so I'm feeling pretty good. 118 00:04:54,100 --> 00:04:57,700 Obviously if I can play similar golf, um, I'll be right up there. 119 00:04:57,700 --> 00:04:57,940 Obviously if I can play similar So, um, I'm looking forward to it. 120 00:04:57,940 --> 00:05:00,180 So, um, I'm looking forward to it. 121 00:05:00,740 --> 00:05:03,100 BRETT: It is a very tough sport to master. 122 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:06,300 To choose this sport as a career is crazy. 123 00:05:06,300 --> 00:05:06,540 To choose this sport as a career To excel at it is incredible. 124 00:05:06,540 --> 00:05:09,220 To excel at it is incredible. 125 00:05:09,220 --> 00:05:13,340 And to have two people from the same family is just extraordinary. 126 00:05:18,100 --> 00:05:20,340 MINJEE: My parents are from South Korea. 127 00:05:20,340 --> 00:05:22,780 They got married in South Korea, 128 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:23,020 and then they came over They got married in South Korea, 129 00:05:23,020 --> 00:05:25,460 and then they came over to live in Perth, 130 00:05:25,460 --> 00:05:25,700 and then they came over like, pretty much before I was born. 131 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:27,500 like, pretty much before I was born. 132 00:05:29,140 --> 00:05:31,500 Mum, she was a golf instructor, 133 00:05:31,500 --> 00:05:35,100 and my dad was a swimming teacher in Korea. 134 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:37,620 And then when he came over here, he did panel beating. 135 00:05:38,540 --> 00:05:39,540 When we were little, 136 00:05:39,540 --> 00:05:39,780 I don't know if Min Woo and I When we were little, 137 00:05:39,780 --> 00:05:42,180 I don't know if Min Woo and I were that...that close. 138 00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:43,660 MIN WOO: We're probably closer now than... 139 00:05:43,660 --> 00:05:43,900 MIN WOO: We're probably closer now Yeah. 140 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:44,660 Yeah. 141 00:05:44,660 --> 00:05:44,900 ..just 'cause Yeah. 142 00:05:44,900 --> 00:05:46,820 ..just 'cause we're a bit more mature. 143 00:05:46,820 --> 00:05:48,220 I think we fought a lot. I always... Yeah. 144 00:05:48,220 --> 00:05:48,460 I think we fought a lot. Yeah, we fought a lot. Yeah. 145 00:05:48,460 --> 00:05:49,660 Yeah, we fought a lot. Yeah. 146 00:05:49,660 --> 00:05:51,260 I always annoyed Minjee 147 00:05:51,260 --> 00:05:54,340 and she always got pissed off at me, so... 148 00:05:55,340 --> 00:05:57,980 I think I was much more mature for my age, 149 00:05:57,980 --> 00:06:02,260 especially being the first born to a Korean-background family. 150 00:06:02,260 --> 00:06:04,180 I felt like I needed to... 151 00:06:04,180 --> 00:06:05,180 Set the tone. 152 00:06:05,180 --> 00:06:07,220 Yeah, like, set... be a good role model 153 00:06:07,220 --> 00:06:10,700 and just, um, do...kind of do a lot of things right. 154 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:14,060 Maybe that's why Min Woo's, in my eyes, he was so naughty. 155 00:06:15,060 --> 00:06:17,540 But, um... Yeah. Yeah, in a way. 156 00:06:17,540 --> 00:06:19,020 That's what little kids are meant to be. 157 00:06:19,020 --> 00:06:22,900 Yeah, in a way, like, Minjee didn't react well to things, 158 00:06:22,900 --> 00:06:23,140 Yeah, in a way, like, so I...as in annoying things, 159 00:06:23,140 --> 00:06:24,660 so I...as in annoying things, 160 00:06:24,660 --> 00:06:27,820 so I loved stirring... stirring the pot a little bit. 161 00:06:27,820 --> 00:06:28,900 Typical. Typical. And I still do that. 162 00:06:28,900 --> 00:06:30,500 With my friends and family, I still do that. 163 00:06:32,020 --> 00:06:33,980 Our parents played a lot of sport 164 00:06:33,980 --> 00:06:38,500 and we were just always around that energy and competitive vibe. 165 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:40,060 I think the competitiveness. Yeah. 166 00:06:40,060 --> 00:06:41,940 They were very competitive. They're super competitive. 167 00:06:41,940 --> 00:06:46,700 We had the desire to win, which, um...was...was a big thing, yeah. 168 00:06:48,980 --> 00:06:50,860 The first time we came to Royal Fremantle 169 00:06:50,860 --> 00:06:53,900 was probably when I was around 8 or 9 years old. 170 00:06:53,900 --> 00:06:55,020 RITCHIE: You just gonna flick some out? 171 00:06:55,020 --> 00:06:57,660 Was I meant to...? Was I gonna hit this one or this one? 172 00:06:58,580 --> 00:07:00,500 Uh, that one. This one. 173 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:02,460 I met her on a driving range somewhere, 174 00:07:02,460 --> 00:07:05,300 and the thing that I noticed about Minjee, she stuck to task. 175 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:07,620 Not too high with that upper arm. 176 00:07:07,620 --> 00:07:09,100 Just keep the elbow down. 177 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:10,180 Yeah. 178 00:07:10,180 --> 00:07:12,580 So when you talked to her, 179 00:07:12,580 --> 00:07:16,300 she looked at you in a way that she was taking everything in, 180 00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:17,500 but she didn't say much. 181 00:07:17,500 --> 00:07:19,660 And then she goes and does it. 182 00:07:19,660 --> 00:07:21,540 OK, let's just get some... bit more structure 183 00:07:21,540 --> 00:07:21,780 OK, let's just get some... through those shoulders there. 184 00:07:21,780 --> 00:07:22,660 through those shoulders there. 185 00:07:22,660 --> 00:07:23,900 Just looking a little bit... OK. 186 00:07:25,140 --> 00:07:26,900 She hit it great. She hit it great. 187 00:07:26,900 --> 00:07:28,340 But she would work. 188 00:07:28,340 --> 00:07:30,820 You know she's a...12 years old at the time 189 00:07:30,820 --> 00:07:32,620 and she's doing a 60-hour practice week. 190 00:07:32,620 --> 00:07:34,860 But she's also exceptionally smart 191 00:07:34,860 --> 00:07:37,140 and almost dux of her year at school. 192 00:07:37,140 --> 00:07:37,420 and almost dux of her year at school. So, you know, that's not a normal human. 193 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:41,460 So, you know, that's not a normal human. 194 00:07:44,260 --> 00:07:47,420 I don't do anything halfway. 195 00:07:47,420 --> 00:07:50,660 Like, if I'm going to do something, I'll put my 100% into it. 196 00:07:50,660 --> 00:07:52,900 So when I came to practise, I was serious. 197 00:07:54,420 --> 00:07:58,420 Mum, Clara, was originally a coach, 198 00:07:58,420 --> 00:08:00,500 coached her from a younger age, 199 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:01,940 so she was fairly involved. 200 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:02,180 Clara used to come to so she was fairly involved. 201 00:08:02,180 --> 00:08:04,500 Clara used to come to every lesson that we did 202 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:04,740 Clara used to come to up until maybe the age of 15. 203 00:08:04,740 --> 00:08:06,980 up until maybe the age of 15. 204 00:08:08,660 --> 00:08:12,020 And then I went to the States for the first time. 205 00:08:15,740 --> 00:08:17,100 COMMENTATOR: Minjee Lee. 206 00:08:20,620 --> 00:08:21,780 The Aussie... 207 00:08:23,500 --> 00:08:27,100 ..wins the 64th US Girls Junior Championship. 208 00:08:28,220 --> 00:08:31,500 She was the first ever Australian to win the US Girls Junior, 209 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:31,740 which was a massive deal. to win the US Girls Junior, 210 00:08:31,740 --> 00:08:32,660 which was a massive deal. 211 00:08:34,340 --> 00:08:36,900 I really wanted it badly, 212 00:08:36,900 --> 00:08:37,100 so I just...picked up my performance. I really wanted it badly, 213 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:39,500 so I just...picked up my performance. 214 00:08:39,500 --> 00:08:39,740 so I just...picked up my performance. Do you think there's gonna be a few more of these USGA championships 215 00:08:39,740 --> 00:08:41,980 Do you think there's gonna be a few more of these USGA championships 216 00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:42,740 in your future? 217 00:08:42,740 --> 00:08:44,300 Definitely, yep. 218 00:08:44,300 --> 00:08:46,540 Oh, I'm coming. I'm coming. 219 00:08:46,540 --> 00:08:49,420 EVIN: And that really put her on the radar, not only of Australians, 220 00:08:49,420 --> 00:08:49,660 EVIN: And that really put her on but Americans as well. 221 00:08:49,660 --> 00:08:50,860 but Americans as well. 222 00:08:50,860 --> 00:08:52,020 And...and from there, her career 223 00:08:52,020 --> 00:08:54,020 really just sort of took off and blossomed. 224 00:09:00,060 --> 00:09:02,700 MIN WOO: Yeah, I started when I was about eight years old. 225 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:02,940 MIN WOO: Yeah, I started You know, joined here at Royal Freo. 226 00:09:02,940 --> 00:09:04,940 You know, joined here at Royal Freo. 227 00:09:04,940 --> 00:09:07,780 When I was a kid, it was always an old man's sport, 228 00:09:07,780 --> 00:09:10,300 you know, wearing tucked-in pants and stuff like that. 229 00:09:12,220 --> 00:09:14,420 RITCHIE: Min Woo is a cheeky, 230 00:09:14,420 --> 00:09:15,980 uh, funny, 231 00:09:15,980 --> 00:09:18,980 competitive little bugger. 232 00:09:18,980 --> 00:09:20,300 But he's a ripper kid. 233 00:09:28,420 --> 00:09:30,580 Min Woo was talented even when he was little. 234 00:09:30,580 --> 00:09:33,060 He was always trying to, um, you know, 235 00:09:33,060 --> 00:09:36,340 play games with his friends and do all the cool stuff, you know, 236 00:09:36,340 --> 00:09:36,580 play games with his friends like, show off and... 237 00:09:36,580 --> 00:09:38,220 like, show off and... 238 00:09:42,180 --> 00:09:46,460 If Min Woo didn't train as hard as Minjee 239 00:09:46,460 --> 00:09:47,580 then people would think, 240 00:09:47,580 --> 00:09:50,540 "Well, there's a reason why he isn't as good." 241 00:09:52,700 --> 00:09:54,660 When someone's so good at it in your family, 242 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:54,900 When someone's so good at it you don't really want to do it. 243 00:09:54,900 --> 00:09:55,980 you don't really want to do it. 244 00:09:55,980 --> 00:09:56,220 I was good, but I wasn't like, you know, on her level. you don't really want to do it. 245 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:58,860 I was good, but I wasn't like, you know, on her level. 246 00:09:58,860 --> 00:10:01,700 So it kind of, I was in her shadow, you know, from such a young age. 247 00:10:02,900 --> 00:10:06,020 It was like, "Min Woo is Minjee's brother," 248 00:10:06,020 --> 00:10:08,940 or something like "Minjee's brother, Min Woo," or something like that. 249 00:10:08,940 --> 00:10:09,220 So I think the more you hear it, the more he felt like that. or something like "Minjee's brother, Min Woo," or something like that. 250 00:10:09,220 --> 00:10:13,260 So I think the more you hear it, the more he felt like that. 251 00:10:14,860 --> 00:10:17,940 RITCHIE: I would say that at the age of 14, 252 00:10:17,940 --> 00:10:20,500 there was no way in the world Min was gonna be a golfer. 253 00:10:22,220 --> 00:10:24,020 Just treat golf as a bit of fun. 254 00:10:24,020 --> 00:10:28,140 But I think a switch flicked when he was about 15 255 00:10:28,140 --> 00:10:29,780 and he started to take it a bit more seriously. 256 00:10:31,780 --> 00:10:34,420 Soon enough he started coming down with Minjee with me 257 00:10:34,420 --> 00:10:35,860 and, yeah, he started to improve. 258 00:10:35,860 --> 00:10:37,700 Both of them improved by being together. 259 00:10:41,100 --> 00:10:44,220 EVIN: As Min Woo started to become an elite teenage amateur, 260 00:10:44,220 --> 00:10:44,460 EVIN: As Min Woo started to become he started competing in America 261 00:10:44,460 --> 00:10:46,060 he started competing in America 262 00:10:46,060 --> 00:10:47,900 and he won the US Boys Junior, 263 00:10:47,900 --> 00:10:49,780 which is really the US Open for kids. 264 00:10:50,460 --> 00:10:53,260 Min Woo, this is yours. Thank you. 265 00:10:56,700 --> 00:10:59,260 It's down in history that we're brothers and sisters 266 00:10:59,260 --> 00:10:59,500 It's down in history that that won the same tournament. 267 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:00,900 that won the same tournament. 268 00:11:00,900 --> 00:11:03,380 So it's...it feels great. 269 00:11:03,380 --> 00:11:06,060 And from there, Min Woo's career just launched. 270 00:11:13,380 --> 00:11:15,660 BRETT: No golf event is easy to win. 271 00:11:15,660 --> 00:11:19,540 In a sport like golf, you lose far more often than you win. 272 00:11:21,460 --> 00:11:22,860 They're big fields. 273 00:11:22,860 --> 00:11:25,660 You're up against 150-odd other golfers in most tournaments, 274 00:11:25,660 --> 00:11:28,780 and the reality is they're all trying to win a lot of money. 275 00:11:28,780 --> 00:11:31,660 And, of course, there's your own nerves as well. 276 00:11:31,660 --> 00:11:34,460 ANNOUNCER: First on the tee from WA, Minjee Lee. 277 00:11:39,140 --> 00:11:43,700 I think I just go into the event quite nervous. 278 00:11:43,700 --> 00:11:47,540 You just really want to win for your supporters 279 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:50,700 and also just win for yourself in your home country. 280 00:11:53,260 --> 00:11:54,300 MAN: Oh, yeah. 281 00:11:55,460 --> 00:11:57,020 EVIN: It's often said, like, you know, 282 00:11:57,020 --> 00:11:59,540 the most challenging golf course in the world 283 00:11:59,540 --> 00:12:01,380 is the six-inch course between your ears. 284 00:12:01,380 --> 00:12:03,940 And that mental game is really what separates 285 00:12:03,940 --> 00:12:05,380 the good players from the great players. 286 00:12:05,380 --> 00:12:05,620 COMMENTATOR: Back to Minjee Lee. the good players from the great players. 287 00:12:05,620 --> 00:12:06,660 COMMENTATOR: Back to Minjee Lee. 288 00:12:06,660 --> 00:12:10,060 BRETT: Minjee started poorly in her first round at the Australian Open. 289 00:12:10,060 --> 00:12:11,620 Her putting was letting her down. 290 00:12:11,620 --> 00:12:14,180 COMMENTATOR: She's never quite had the assertiveness required 291 00:12:14,180 --> 00:12:14,420 to roll smoothly. had the assertiveness required 292 00:12:14,420 --> 00:12:15,740 to roll smoothly. 293 00:12:15,740 --> 00:12:17,140 She appeared hesitant at times, 294 00:12:17,140 --> 00:12:19,340 making mistakes she wouldn't otherwise make. 295 00:12:19,340 --> 00:12:22,140 That's what everyone did yesterday. Missed it to the right. 296 00:12:22,140 --> 00:12:23,380 And the pressure was certainly building 297 00:12:23,380 --> 00:12:23,620 across those first couple of rounds. was certainly building 298 00:12:23,620 --> 00:12:24,860 across those first couple of rounds. 299 00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:28,700 COMMENTATOR: Oh, she's had a day like that. 300 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:32,700 Nothing went in today for Minjee. 301 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:32,900 Nothing went in today for Minjee. At the end of the first two days, 302 00:12:32,900 --> 00:12:34,340 At the end of the first two days, 303 00:12:34,340 --> 00:12:37,860 Minjee was tied for 12th, seven shots behind the lead. 304 00:12:39,220 --> 00:12:41,660 It's very tough to come from that far back 305 00:12:41,660 --> 00:12:41,900 It's very tough after two days of golf, 306 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:43,220 after two days of golf, 307 00:12:43,220 --> 00:12:45,540 especially against a very competitive field. 308 00:12:45,540 --> 00:12:49,420 ANNOUNCER: On the tee, we have from WA, please welcome Min Woo Lee. 309 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:54,340 On the first day of the Australian Open, 310 00:12:54,340 --> 00:12:56,580 Min Woo teed off just before his sister 311 00:12:56,580 --> 00:12:56,820 Min Woo teed off and he got off to a stronger start. 312 00:12:56,820 --> 00:12:58,540 and he got off to a stronger start. 313 00:12:59,900 --> 00:13:04,460 MIN WOO: You kind of want to go out with a good mentality and feel like 314 00:13:04,460 --> 00:13:04,740 you don't have too much expectations. MIN WOO: You kind of want to go out with a good mentality and feel like 315 00:13:04,740 --> 00:13:06,700 you don't have too much expectations. 316 00:13:06,700 --> 00:13:08,020 I feel like that's when you play good. 317 00:13:08,020 --> 00:13:08,260 CROWD: Yeah! when you play good. 318 00:13:08,260 --> 00:13:09,420 CROWD: Yeah! 319 00:13:11,180 --> 00:13:13,420 At the end of the day, one shot at a time, 320 00:13:13,420 --> 00:13:14,940 got to play as good as I can. 321 00:13:14,940 --> 00:13:17,060 The crowd's there for me. Awesome. 322 00:13:20,140 --> 00:13:21,900 EVIN: Min Woo is really exciting. 323 00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:22,140 EVIN: Min Woo is really exciting. in a swashbuckling way. 324 00:13:22,140 --> 00:13:24,380 He plays the game in a swashbuckling way. 325 00:13:24,380 --> 00:13:26,060 COMMENTATOR: Min Woo from the bunker. 326 00:13:26,060 --> 00:13:28,420 And it makes him really incredible to watch. 327 00:13:28,420 --> 00:13:29,580 COMMENTATOR: Oh, how good's this? 328 00:13:31,860 --> 00:13:35,940 What a shot! What a player! What a showman! 329 00:13:35,940 --> 00:13:37,420 EVIN: We saw Min Woo 330 00:13:37,420 --> 00:13:40,620 try this incredible shot out of the pine straw 331 00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:43,940 and hooked it over and around the water and onto the green 332 00:13:43,940 --> 00:13:44,180 and close to the flag. the water and onto the green 333 00:13:44,180 --> 00:13:45,500 and close to the flag. 334 00:13:47,220 --> 00:13:49,500 COMMENTATOR: You are kidding me! 335 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:51,620 Min Woo Lee! 336 00:13:51,620 --> 00:13:54,260 Catch him if you can! 337 00:13:54,260 --> 00:13:54,500 Catch him if you can! BRETT: Min Woo leads the field by three shots going into the weekend. 338 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:56,980 BRETT: Min Woo leads the field by three shots going into the weekend. 339 00:13:56,980 --> 00:13:57,220 BRETT: Min Woo leads the field by He's placed really well. 340 00:13:57,220 --> 00:13:58,340 He's placed really well. 341 00:13:58,340 --> 00:14:01,380 He's in superb form in all facets of his game, 342 00:14:01,380 --> 00:14:04,220 so the pressure is on him now to hold that lead into Sunday. 343 00:14:09,580 --> 00:14:12,380 I turned pro end of 2014. 344 00:14:13,340 --> 00:14:17,260 First four years felt like a blur, 'cause it just went by so quickly. 345 00:14:17,260 --> 00:14:18,940 It was just, like "Go, go, go." 346 00:14:20,940 --> 00:14:24,140 EVIN: Minjee joined the American tour and later moved to America. 347 00:14:25,060 --> 00:14:27,940 And over the next seven years she won frequently 348 00:14:27,940 --> 00:14:29,500 but hadn't cracked that major championship yet. 349 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:35,220 The majors are golf's grand slams, if you like, to use tennis parlance. 350 00:14:35,220 --> 00:14:35,460 The majors are golf's grand slams, And the winners of those events 351 00:14:35,460 --> 00:14:36,740 And the winners of those events 352 00:14:36,740 --> 00:14:39,580 are generally the best of the best and the most celebrated. 353 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:44,580 That's always a tough situation to be in 354 00:14:44,580 --> 00:14:46,660 when...when you've won quite a few times 355 00:14:46,660 --> 00:14:50,420 and then you're deemed to be the best player not to have won a major. 356 00:14:50,420 --> 00:14:52,180 It's a tough tag to have. 357 00:14:52,180 --> 00:14:52,420 It's a tough tag to have. There were articles, like, just regular people talking about it. 358 00:14:52,420 --> 00:14:55,460 There were articles, like, just regular people talking about it. 359 00:14:55,460 --> 00:14:58,380 I was like, "Oh, it's just, like, too much." 360 00:15:01,820 --> 00:15:04,060 EVIN: The Evian Championship in France. 361 00:15:04,060 --> 00:15:06,300 It's one of the most sort of sought-after majors, you know, 362 00:15:06,300 --> 00:15:09,340 sort of behind the Women's British Open and the US Women's Open. 363 00:15:09,340 --> 00:15:09,580 sort of behind the Women's British Evian was kind of unexpected. 364 00:15:09,580 --> 00:15:11,300 Evian was kind of unexpected. 365 00:15:11,300 --> 00:15:11,540 Like, that year Evian was kind of unexpected. 366 00:15:11,540 --> 00:15:14,700 Like, that year I wasn't really having a great, um, 367 00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:14,940 Like, that year first half of the year. 368 00:15:14,940 --> 00:15:16,340 first half of the year. 369 00:15:18,780 --> 00:15:21,300 EVIN: Minjee wound up in a play-off with Lee Jeong-eun, 370 00:15:21,300 --> 00:15:24,900 and play-offs happen when players are tied after 72 holes. 371 00:15:24,900 --> 00:15:25,140 and play-offs happen when players They're a really intense battle 372 00:15:25,140 --> 00:15:26,580 They're a really intense battle 373 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:26,820 because it's coming down to They're a really intense battle 374 00:15:26,820 --> 00:15:29,220 because it's coming down to those last couple of players 375 00:15:29,220 --> 00:15:29,460 because it's coming down to to try and win the title. 376 00:15:29,460 --> 00:15:30,540 to try and win the title. 377 00:15:30,540 --> 00:15:33,140 COMMENTATOR: Short putt for Minjee Lee to take the lead. 378 00:15:34,460 --> 00:15:38,740 She's never been this close to a major championship title. 379 00:15:42,940 --> 00:15:44,140 The Aussie rules. 380 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:49,460 Minjee Lee is finally a major champion. 381 00:15:53,180 --> 00:15:55,500 It just felt like it was a long time coming 382 00:15:55,500 --> 00:15:58,940 and it was more like...I was happy, but it was, like, relief as well. 383 00:15:58,940 --> 00:16:02,460 COMMENTATOR: Just impressive golf today. (LAUGHS) 384 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:04,940 It was massive. 385 00:16:04,940 --> 00:16:07,980 Like, she wanted to be a major winner and she hadn't been it. 386 00:16:07,980 --> 00:16:10,020 Winning Evian was the monkey off the back. 387 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:15,980 EVIN: We saw her a year later, in 2022, 388 00:16:15,980 --> 00:16:18,340 become the first Australian player since the great Karrie Webb 389 00:16:18,340 --> 00:16:18,580 become the first Australian player to win the US Women's Open. 390 00:16:18,580 --> 00:16:19,860 to win the US Women's Open. 391 00:16:20,780 --> 00:16:23,460 When I was little, that's the one I always watched 392 00:16:23,460 --> 00:16:23,700 When I was little, and the one I always wanted to win. 393 00:16:23,700 --> 00:16:25,500 and the one I always wanted to win. 394 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:30,500 After she won, I called and I got all emotional 395 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:34,060 'cause I was just so proud of what she had done. 396 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:34,940 She just said, like, 397 00:16:34,940 --> 00:16:37,180 they were jumping out of their chairs when I won. 398 00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:37,420 they were jumping out of their chairs So, um, it was pretty... 399 00:16:37,420 --> 00:16:39,140 So, um, it was pretty... 400 00:16:39,140 --> 00:16:40,500 It was nice. It was very nice. 401 00:16:45,300 --> 00:16:48,140 The US Open high was so high, 402 00:16:48,140 --> 00:16:49,260 like, it went for a long time, 403 00:16:49,260 --> 00:16:54,220 and it was actually kind of hard to reset my goals. 404 00:16:56,620 --> 00:17:00,700 KARRIE: I know after the US Open she did struggle. 405 00:17:01,660 --> 00:17:06,540 I just had maybe a year or so that I kind of wasn't quite there. 406 00:17:07,740 --> 00:17:12,100 So I was hearing from other players and caddies that, you know... 407 00:17:12,100 --> 00:17:14,100 You know, I was asking, "What's going on with Minjee?" 408 00:17:16,100 --> 00:17:19,340 It was just like nothing was coming together 409 00:17:19,340 --> 00:17:22,380 and I couldn't string together, like, four good rounds. 410 00:17:23,660 --> 00:17:26,220 There's something about golf you can't control. 411 00:17:29,060 --> 00:17:30,060 COMMENTATOR: It should be 412 00:17:30,060 --> 00:17:30,300 COMMENTATOR: It should be for Minjee. 413 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:32,020 just a little off the right here for Minjee. 414 00:17:36,460 --> 00:17:37,460 There's a lot of pressure 415 00:17:37,460 --> 00:17:37,700 when you're in front of thousands There's a lot of pressure 416 00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:39,220 when you're in front of thousands of people playing 417 00:17:39,220 --> 00:17:39,500 and, you know, they expect you to hold it. of people playing 418 00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:41,460 and, you know, they expect you to hold it. 419 00:17:43,220 --> 00:17:45,500 COMMENTATOR: Just sliding another one by. 420 00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:45,740 You want to be so good Just sliding another one by. 421 00:17:45,740 --> 00:17:47,540 You want to be so good 422 00:17:47,540 --> 00:17:48,900 that you try so hard and you can't do it 423 00:17:48,900 --> 00:17:51,060 and then you...you're so harsh on yourself. 424 00:17:53,380 --> 00:17:56,940 RITCHIE: In 2022, at the Australian Open, 425 00:17:56,940 --> 00:18:00,700 she missed, you know, 12 putts, I think, inside three feet. 426 00:18:01,660 --> 00:18:03,900 She lost the tournament because of her putting, for sure. 427 00:18:04,940 --> 00:18:07,180 I think everyone was anxious about it at that point. 428 00:18:07,180 --> 00:18:08,900 Yeah, I think she was very anxious. 429 00:18:08,900 --> 00:18:11,100 She knew that it could go south. 430 00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:13,820 Well, it'd already gone south and... but it could go further south. 431 00:18:15,740 --> 00:18:18,860 KARRIE: So we got to talk about it a little bit. 432 00:18:18,860 --> 00:18:22,100 The struggles, I think more just the expectations. 433 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:22,380 The struggles, I think more just the expectations. You think every single week that you play is life and death, 434 00:18:22,380 --> 00:18:25,620 You think every single week that you play is life and death, 435 00:18:25,620 --> 00:18:27,220 and you have to be at your best every week, 436 00:18:27,220 --> 00:18:27,460 and you have to be at your best and if you're not, it's a failure. 437 00:18:27,460 --> 00:18:30,220 and if you're not, it's a failure. 438 00:18:30,220 --> 00:18:35,020 Um, and so, um, it's tiring to live like that. 439 00:18:35,020 --> 00:18:37,700 Can you set a couple of putts first? 440 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:39,980 Just make sure you've got your speed right. 441 00:18:39,980 --> 00:18:40,220 Just make sure Just to touch the dot? 442 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:41,660 Just to touch the dot? 443 00:18:41,660 --> 00:18:45,020 No, I want it to touch the metal bar behind the hole. 444 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:49,460 We certainly looked at every reason 445 00:18:49,460 --> 00:18:53,460 why the putting was being fixated on. 446 00:18:53,460 --> 00:18:55,700 And then just put in a really strong training effort. 447 00:18:57,940 --> 00:18:59,260 Oh, that was bad too. 448 00:18:59,260 --> 00:19:01,300 It was never like, "Oh, I'm going to quit." 449 00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:01,540 Like, I would never quit in anything. It was never like, "Oh, I'm going to quit." 450 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:05,020 Like, I would never quit in anything. 451 00:19:05,020 --> 00:19:05,260 Like, I would never quit in anything. I just kind of tried to drive it out with more hard work. 452 00:19:05,260 --> 00:19:07,980 I just kind of tried to drive it out with more hard work. 453 00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:11,700 So, um, I just put in a lot of hours. 454 00:19:12,820 --> 00:19:14,900 Jeez, that's got better, hasn't it? 455 00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:15,700 Yeah. 456 00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:18,700 Like when...when I first started even, like, middle of last year. 457 00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:18,940 Like when...when I first started Yeah. 458 00:19:18,940 --> 00:19:19,740 Yeah. 459 00:19:19,740 --> 00:19:19,980 She stuck to plan and she believed in what she was doing Yeah. 460 00:19:19,980 --> 00:19:22,420 She stuck to plan and she believed in what she was doing 461 00:19:22,420 --> 00:19:22,660 She stuck to plan and she believed and she got the result. 462 00:19:22,660 --> 00:19:24,020 and she got the result. 463 00:19:24,020 --> 00:19:26,620 Well, she's 90% of the way to getting the result. 464 00:19:31,660 --> 00:19:33,380 MIN WOO: You know, I turned pro just before COVID, 465 00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:35,900 so I got to experience that lonely part 466 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:38,740 'cause we couldn't interact and be with other people as much. 467 00:19:41,260 --> 00:19:42,540 Yeah, it wasn't easy. 468 00:19:42,540 --> 00:19:46,740 Like, I kind of had to rely on social media for...for... 469 00:19:46,740 --> 00:19:48,540 ..some interaction. That's how you engaged. 470 00:19:48,540 --> 00:19:50,940 And, you know, a lot of text messaging, a lot of, you know, 471 00:19:50,940 --> 00:19:53,460 interacting with fans and spectators. 472 00:19:54,620 --> 00:19:55,900 Whoo! 473 00:19:55,900 --> 00:19:58,780 So he gets better the more pressure is on. 474 00:19:58,780 --> 00:19:59,020 So he gets better When COVID hit, 475 00:19:59,020 --> 00:20:00,380 When COVID hit, 476 00:20:00,380 --> 00:20:01,860 he went and played the European Tour 477 00:20:01,860 --> 00:20:03,820 and no-one was actually there at the events. 478 00:20:03,820 --> 00:20:04,740 He was terrible. 479 00:20:10,740 --> 00:20:12,300 I didn't win for two years 480 00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:12,540 and felt like I was doing I didn't win for two years 481 00:20:12,540 --> 00:20:15,020 and felt like I was doing all the right things. 482 00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:18,100 But, yeah, there are a lot of losing in golf. 483 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:23,620 As soon as the crowds came back, he came back. 484 00:20:23,620 --> 00:20:27,900 And he's starting to be the golfer that he's destined to be. 485 00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:30,820 ANNOUNCER: The irrepressible Min Woo Lee 486 00:20:30,820 --> 00:20:31,060 ANNOUNCER: style, swagger, 487 00:20:31,060 --> 00:20:32,860 style, swagger, 488 00:20:32,860 --> 00:20:34,420 shotmaking 489 00:20:34,420 --> 00:20:37,140 and our outright leader at 12 under. 490 00:20:37,140 --> 00:20:40,540 COMMENTATOR: He is the man with the hot hand at the moment. 491 00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:48,420 COMMENTATOR: Getting it chasing out, though, 492 00:20:48,420 --> 00:20:48,660 feeding up to the flag! Getting it chasing out, though, 493 00:20:48,660 --> 00:20:50,380 feeding up to the flag! 494 00:20:50,380 --> 00:20:52,180 In for eagle! 495 00:20:54,660 --> 00:20:56,340 Min Woo Lee! 496 00:20:57,740 --> 00:20:59,940 COMMENTATOR: Sensational! 497 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:03,940 RITCHIE: And now he's, you know, 498 00:21:03,940 --> 00:21:05,980 he's moved up maybe 20 spots in the world rankings this year, 499 00:21:05,980 --> 00:21:06,220 he's moved up maybe 20 spots he's had a couple of wins, 500 00:21:06,220 --> 00:21:07,700 he's had a couple of wins, 501 00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:07,940 and he's become competitive he's had a couple of wins, 502 00:21:07,940 --> 00:21:10,900 and he's become competitive at the highest levels. 503 00:21:15,420 --> 00:21:17,700 I want to be the world number one golfer. 504 00:21:17,700 --> 00:21:19,660 I think it's definitely possible. I definitely have the game. 505 00:21:19,660 --> 00:21:22,540 And if I get more consistent and better 506 00:21:22,540 --> 00:21:22,780 And if I get and...work on the right things. 507 00:21:22,780 --> 00:21:24,820 and...work on the right things. 508 00:21:24,820 --> 00:21:25,060 COMMENTATOR: Tester here for his par, which he makes. and...work on the right things. 509 00:21:25,060 --> 00:21:28,060 COMMENTATOR: Tester here for his par, which he makes. 510 00:21:29,220 --> 00:21:31,460 KARRIE: Min Woo is a marketer's dream, I think. 511 00:21:31,460 --> 00:21:35,060 You saw the crowds in Australia respond to him. 512 00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:35,300 You saw the crowds in Australia respond to him. His energy is...is it's fun. 513 00:21:35,300 --> 00:21:38,340 His energy is...is it's fun. 514 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:39,820 COMMENTATOR: He's cooking 515 00:21:39,820 --> 00:21:42,820 and he's got the thunderclap going as well. 516 00:21:43,820 --> 00:21:46,540 EVIN: Min Woo we created this catchphrase, "Let him cook." 517 00:21:46,540 --> 00:21:48,340 And it first appeared on his social media channels. 518 00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:48,620 And basically what it means is be patient, And it first appeared on his social media channels. 519 00:21:48,620 --> 00:21:50,940 And basically what it means is be patient, 520 00:21:50,940 --> 00:21:53,140 let him cook, and something special will happen. 521 00:21:53,140 --> 00:21:53,420 let him cook, and something special will happen. COMMENTATOR: He's got them up and about. 522 00:21:53,420 --> 00:21:55,380 COMMENTATOR: He's got them up and about. 523 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:57,900 COMMENTATOR: Are you not entertained? 524 00:21:57,900 --> 00:21:58,140 COMMENTATOR: Look at Min Woo Lee go. 525 00:21:58,140 --> 00:21:59,980 Look at Min Woo Lee go. 526 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:11,460 But he taps in for a win to remember. 527 00:22:12,700 --> 00:22:14,260 Min Woo Lee. 528 00:22:19,260 --> 00:22:23,180 EVIN: I like to call Min Woo Lee part of the post-TikTok generation. 529 00:22:23,180 --> 00:22:25,500 He's really willing to interact with social media, 530 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:25,740 He's really willing to interact with the fans, 531 00:22:25,740 --> 00:22:26,900 interact with the fans, 532 00:22:26,900 --> 00:22:27,140 and post videos interact with the fans, 533 00:22:27,140 --> 00:22:29,540 and post videos that give fans a back door 534 00:22:29,540 --> 00:22:31,860 and funny window into the world of professional golf, 535 00:22:31,860 --> 00:22:35,300 because for so long it has been so serious. 536 00:22:35,300 --> 00:22:37,620 Yeah, hold it there. Keep going, keep going. 537 00:22:37,620 --> 00:22:37,860 Yeah, hold it there. Love it. Thank you. 538 00:22:37,860 --> 00:22:39,500 Love it. Thank you. 539 00:22:45,420 --> 00:22:48,060 BRETT: Minjee's personality is very different to her brother. 540 00:22:48,060 --> 00:22:48,300 BRETT: Minjee's personality She's introverted. 541 00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:49,220 She's introverted. 542 00:22:49,220 --> 00:22:51,180 She doesn't chase the spotlight as much. 543 00:22:52,460 --> 00:22:55,900 She doesn't push herself on social media in the same sort of way. 544 00:22:57,660 --> 00:22:59,660 EVIN: She's one of the greatest golfers ever 545 00:22:59,660 --> 00:22:59,900 EVIN: She's one of the greatest in the history of Australia 546 00:22:59,900 --> 00:23:00,820 in the history of Australia 547 00:23:00,820 --> 00:23:01,060 and she's not on the back pages in the history of Australia 548 00:23:01,060 --> 00:23:04,260 and she's not on the back pages maybe as often as she should be. 549 00:23:05,740 --> 00:23:09,220 KARRIE: Yeah, she definitely deserves to be spoken about 550 00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:12,540 in the same conversation as a lot of the top female athletes, 551 00:23:12,540 --> 00:23:12,780 and she kind of gets left out of... in the same conversation as a lot of the top female athletes, 552 00:23:12,780 --> 00:23:14,780 and she kind of gets left out of... 553 00:23:14,780 --> 00:23:16,500 ..out of that conversation a little bit. 554 00:23:21,380 --> 00:23:23,020 RITCHIE: I think she feels snubbed, 555 00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:23,860 but she also recognises that, 556 00:23:23,860 --> 00:23:26,020 "I don't really go out of my way to make an effort either, 557 00:23:26,020 --> 00:23:26,260 "I don't really go out of my way "so I get it." 558 00:23:26,260 --> 00:23:27,660 "so I get it." 559 00:23:27,660 --> 00:23:29,180 Cosi, Cosi. Cosi. 560 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:34,460 Would she like more support? 561 00:23:34,460 --> 00:23:35,540 Yeah, absolutely. 562 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:40,660 I would want to do a bit more social media and things like that, 563 00:23:40,660 --> 00:23:40,900 I would want to do a bit more but it's also...a work in progress. 564 00:23:40,900 --> 00:23:44,860 but it's also...a work in progress. 565 00:23:45,940 --> 00:23:47,660 It's like, yeah, but it's hard, 566 00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:50,780 like, when you're not that kind of person, yeah. 567 00:23:58,660 --> 00:24:00,580 All the best, Minjee! Thank you. 568 00:24:00,580 --> 00:24:01,780 Good luck. Good luck. 569 00:24:01,780 --> 00:24:05,020 Final day of the Australian Open, it was really windy, 570 00:24:05,020 --> 00:24:07,980 so I was like, "Oh, I might have a chance." 571 00:24:13,340 --> 00:24:14,700 BRETT: At the start of the final day, 572 00:24:14,700 --> 00:24:16,420 Minjee was seven shots behind the leader, 573 00:24:16,420 --> 00:24:16,700 which is a significant deficit to make up, Minjee was seven shots behind the leader, 574 00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:18,980 which is a significant deficit to make up, 575 00:24:18,980 --> 00:24:20,420 but she has won from there before. 576 00:24:20,420 --> 00:24:20,660 but she has won from there before. COMMENTATOR: This for birdie at the first. 577 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:22,060 COMMENTATOR: This for birdie at the first. 578 00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:25,140 That one in the middle. 579 00:24:25,140 --> 00:24:27,620 Don't be surprised if she makes a run at it today. 580 00:24:28,580 --> 00:24:32,260 Now Minjee Lee here at the second down the hill, the par three, 581 00:24:32,260 --> 00:24:32,500 back to back birdies. second down the hill, the par three, 582 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:34,220 back to back birdies. 583 00:24:34,220 --> 00:24:34,460 back to back birdies. BRETT: Minjee started very strongly in her final round. 584 00:24:34,460 --> 00:24:37,540 BRETT: Minjee started very strongly in her final round. 585 00:24:37,540 --> 00:24:40,140 Hole by hole she closes the gap on the leader 586 00:24:40,140 --> 00:24:42,660 and we're thinking, "OK, here we go." 587 00:24:42,660 --> 00:24:45,380 The winds are getting stronger here by the minute. 588 00:24:47,340 --> 00:24:48,740 Minjee Lee for birdie. 589 00:24:51,140 --> 00:24:52,660 Oh, hello! Cracking! 590 00:24:52,660 --> 00:24:52,900 Oh, hello! Cracking, and in! 591 00:24:52,900 --> 00:24:54,780 Cracking, and in! 592 00:24:56,060 --> 00:24:59,580 BRETT: She continued to fight in those final holes 593 00:24:59,580 --> 00:24:59,820 BRETT: She continued to fight in those final holes and close the gap, 594 00:24:59,820 --> 00:25:00,620 and close the gap, 595 00:25:00,620 --> 00:25:02,620 and she was still a chance right till the very end. 596 00:25:02,620 --> 00:25:04,700 COMMENTATOR: I'd love to put a heart rate monitor 597 00:25:04,700 --> 00:25:06,180 on players coming down the stretch. 598 00:25:06,180 --> 00:25:08,580 Surely they are nervous. 599 00:25:09,620 --> 00:25:13,220 Here's Minjee Lee trailing behind by one, 600 00:25:13,220 --> 00:25:13,460 unless she holes this. trailing behind by one, 601 00:25:13,460 --> 00:25:14,740 unless she holes this. 602 00:25:21,740 --> 00:25:24,100 BRETT: So in the end, Minjee makes up all that ground 603 00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:24,340 BRETT: So in the end, to lose by one shot. 604 00:25:24,340 --> 00:25:25,700 to lose by one shot. 605 00:25:29,660 --> 00:25:35,580 And Minjee Lee, runner-up here at the Women's Australian Open. 606 00:25:35,580 --> 00:25:41,380 Yeah, overall I think I, you know, I did, I had a good final day. 607 00:25:41,380 --> 00:25:43,620 You know, I still gave it my best shot, like I always do. 608 00:25:43,620 --> 00:25:46,100 I hope to win it one day 609 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:49,020 and, um, that would be awesome. 610 00:25:49,020 --> 00:25:50,780 Just a four iron for Min Woo Lee. 611 00:25:50,780 --> 00:25:53,540 Straight down a strengthening breeze here at number three. 612 00:25:53,540 --> 00:25:53,780 Straight down a strengthening breeze Had trouble here yesterday. 613 00:25:53,780 --> 00:25:54,980 Had trouble here yesterday. 614 00:25:54,980 --> 00:25:55,220 EVIN: So Sunday morning of the Australian Open, Had trouble here yesterday. 615 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:56,620 EVIN: So Sunday morning of the Australian Open, 616 00:25:56,620 --> 00:25:59,260 Min Woo was probably really feeling the pressure of... 617 00:25:59,260 --> 00:26:01,500 He was all over the news. He was in the lead. 618 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:01,740 All eyes were on him. He was in the lead. 619 00:26:01,740 --> 00:26:02,860 All eyes were on him. 620 00:26:02,860 --> 00:26:03,100 All eyes were on him. COMMENTATOR: This one just out to the right as well. 621 00:26:03,100 --> 00:26:05,300 COMMENTATOR: This one just out to the right as well. 622 00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:06,260 This needs to carry. 623 00:26:07,460 --> 00:26:09,340 It was... Like, I couldn't sleep. 624 00:26:09,340 --> 00:26:10,740 I was very, like, amped up 625 00:26:10,740 --> 00:26:13,260 because, you know, you're in the lead 626 00:26:13,260 --> 00:26:13,500 because, you know, and you think it could come easy, 627 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:15,020 and you think it could come easy, 628 00:26:15,020 --> 00:26:16,100 but, you know, it's even harder. 629 00:26:18,060 --> 00:26:19,940 BRETT: Min Woo faltered early. 630 00:26:19,940 --> 00:26:22,780 He missed a few putts he otherwise should have made. 631 00:26:22,780 --> 00:26:27,060 Min Woo Lee going in the wrong direction on Sunday 632 00:26:27,060 --> 00:26:29,700 and his frustrations are growing. 633 00:26:29,700 --> 00:26:29,940 and his frustrations are growing. EVIN: The conditions on Sunday were really tough 634 00:26:29,940 --> 00:26:31,900 EVIN: The conditions on Sunday were really tough 635 00:26:31,900 --> 00:26:34,180 and he just got sort of chased down by the pack. 636 00:26:34,180 --> 00:26:34,420 Min Woo with the driver. and he just got sort of chased down by the pack. 637 00:26:34,420 --> 00:26:35,860 Min Woo with the driver. 638 00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:36,100 Min Woo with the driver. BRETT: Min Woo had to nail that final hole 639 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,380 BRETT: Min Woo had to nail that final hole 640 00:26:38,380 --> 00:26:39,740 to be a chance to stay in, 641 00:26:39,740 --> 00:26:39,980 but he hits his tee shot to be a chance to stay in, 642 00:26:39,980 --> 00:26:41,860 but he hits his tee shot into the trees. 643 00:26:41,860 --> 00:26:46,060 COMMENTATOR: And Min Woo Lee will come up at least one short here. 644 00:26:46,060 --> 00:26:46,300 COMMENTATOR: And Min Woo Lee will And he eventually finished third. 645 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:48,820 And he eventually finished third. 646 00:26:48,820 --> 00:26:51,900 Yeah, Aussie Open left a little sour taste in my mouth. 647 00:26:51,900 --> 00:26:53,940 I thought I should have won that tournament too, 648 00:26:53,940 --> 00:26:56,180 but, um, yeah, it didn't go my way. 649 00:27:00,900 --> 00:27:04,940 I think you learn a lot of things when you have a tougher time, 650 00:27:04,940 --> 00:27:07,660 than learning things when you have a great time. 651 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:11,100 Especially in golf, like, you fail a lot more times 652 00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:11,340 Especially in golf, than you succeed or you win. 653 00:27:11,340 --> 00:27:12,740 than you succeed or you win. 654 00:27:12,740 --> 00:27:12,980 MAN: Thank you. than you succeed or you win. 655 00:27:12,980 --> 00:27:14,780 MAN: Thank you. Thank you! 656 00:27:14,780 --> 00:27:15,020 MAN: Thank you. I'm very resilient. I'm very patient. 657 00:27:15,020 --> 00:27:17,620 I'm very resilient. I'm very patient. 658 00:27:17,620 --> 00:27:19,540 You know, golf teaches you to do that. 659 00:27:19,540 --> 00:27:19,780 You know, golf teaches you BOY: Min Woo, can I have a photo? 660 00:27:19,780 --> 00:27:21,460 BOY: Min Woo, can I have a photo? 661 00:27:22,420 --> 00:27:24,660 MIN WOO: It's a tough sport. It's not easy. 662 00:27:24,660 --> 00:27:27,900 Just don't take it harshly, and little wins along the way. 663 00:27:28,620 --> 00:27:29,700 Well done. 664 00:27:29,700 --> 00:27:32,100 I'll be moving to America this year. 665 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:33,980 I've always wanted to do it as a little kid 666 00:27:33,980 --> 00:27:37,260 and play on the American tour and play against the best, 667 00:27:37,260 --> 00:27:37,500 and play on the American tour so it'll be fun. 668 00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:38,820 so it'll be fun. 669 00:27:38,820 --> 00:27:40,540 There you go. 670 00:27:40,540 --> 00:27:43,700 RITCHIE: We have to acknowledge that they are not normal kids. 671 00:27:43,700 --> 00:27:43,940 RITCHIE: We have to acknowledge They go to work every day 672 00:27:43,940 --> 00:27:45,260 They go to work every day 673 00:27:45,260 --> 00:27:45,500 not knowing They go to work every day 674 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:47,780 not knowing they're gonna get a pay cheque. 675 00:27:47,780 --> 00:27:52,900 So, you know, they both thrive in uncertain situations. 676 00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:55,020 They are unsure every day of their life. 677 00:27:55,020 --> 00:27:57,260 And what an amazing way to live. 678 00:27:57,260 --> 00:27:59,700 You know, I think our end goal is to become, you know, 679 00:27:59,700 --> 00:27:59,940 You know, I think our end goal the best player in the world, so... 680 00:27:59,940 --> 00:28:00,900 the best player in the world, so... 681 00:28:00,900 --> 00:28:01,140 We are ongoing. the best player in the world, so... 682 00:28:01,140 --> 00:28:03,380 We are ongoing. Yeah. 683 00:28:03,380 --> 00:28:04,940 We are getting there. Yeah. 684 00:28:04,940 --> 00:28:05,180 We are getting there. And I've gotten close and, um, but... 685 00:28:05,180 --> 00:28:07,980 And I've gotten close and, um, but... 686 00:28:07,980 --> 00:28:10,140 She'll get there. She'll get there. I think I can get there, yeah. 687 00:28:10,140 --> 00:28:13,100 Oh, yeah. Not you think you can, you will. 688 00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:14,420 You just... Hopefully soon. 689 00:28:14,420 --> 00:28:14,660 You just... A matter of time, yeah. 690 00:28:14,660 --> 00:28:15,940 A matter of time, yeah. 691 00:28:17,380 --> 00:28:19,380 Captions by Red Bee Media 692 00:28:19,380 --> 00:28:22,580 Copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation