Danny Lee (33), a Korean from New Zealand, lifted the championship trophy in his second game after moving to LIV Golf. It is Danny Lee’s first win in 7 years and 8 months, including the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Danny Lee wrote 2 under par 69 strokes in the final 3rd round of the second tournament of the LIV Golf 2023 season held at The Gallery GC (par 71) in Marana, Arizona, USA on the 20th. Danny Lee, who recorded a final total of 9 under par 204 strokes, won the individual championship prize of $ 4 million after going through three extensions with Louis Oosthuizen (41, South Africa), Carlos Ortiz (32, Mexico), and Brendan Steele (40, USA). (about 5.2 billion won) became the main character.
Danny Lee, who teamed up with other Korean players Kevin Na (40) and Kim Si-hwan (35, USA), and placed third in the team event, also received 125,000 dollars (approximately 164 million won) in prize money for the team event. The 5.4 billion won earned on the day is about a quarter of the prize money (15,363,106 dollars) that Danny Lee has earned on the tour for 15 years.
Danny Lee was once called a ‘golf prodigy’. Danny Lee, who was born in Incheon and immigrated to New Zealand at the age of 8, learned golf from his mother, Seo Su-jin, who was a former teaching pro. He gained attention as a promising player by winning various amateur competitions. Winning the 2008 US Amateur Championship changed Danny Lee’s life. He stood at the top at the age of 18 years and 1 month, breaking the record of the youngest player to win the tournament (18 years and 7 months) previously held by Tiger Woods (48, USA). Danny Lee, who turned pro the following year, won the DP World Tour Johnnie Walker Classic in September of that year and was on a winning streak. However, after repeated injuries and sluggishness, it was difficult to report the championship. In July 2015, winning the PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic was Danny Lee’s last trophy until this day. 먹튀검증
Danny Lee missed the cut five times in 11 PGA Tour events this season. At the recommendation of Kevin Na, I transferred to LIV Golf after the PGA Tour Genesis Invitational in February of this year. Danny Lee, who placed 34th in his first LIV golf tournament, won the championship in his second tournament. Danny Lee said, “I thought winning was not mine because I hadn’t reached the top since 2015. But today I’ve changed my mind and I’m happy to confirm that I can still perform well.”