Every year around this time, rumors swirl about which PGA Tour players could be the last to say goodbye and tie their futures to LIV Golf. And every year at least one rumored move turns out to be true.
Last year, young phenom Tom Mckibbin turned down a PGA Tour card to join LIV. The year before, it was Jon Rahm who shocked the world by moving to LIV.
This year is no different. And one player in particular is at the center of many rumors: Australian pro and recent PGA Tour winner Min Woo Lee.
But inside recent comments on the Australian Associated PressLee put an end to all rumors that he would leave the PGA Tour.
Min Woo Lee says he won’t join LIV
Not many pros can claim the honor of beating world beater Scottie Scheffler in the final holes of a tournament over the past two years. But Lee can.
And he did it no less in Scheffler’s home state.
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 win his first PGA Tour event.
The win vastly improved Lee’s position in the official World Golf rankings when he saw it rocket from 55 to 22.
At 27, Lee is the type of rising international star that LIV Golf would love to see on the circuit, so rumors that Lee could make the move at the end of this year were ever-present.
Who may have made his comments to the Australian Associated Press surprising to some.
In his interview with the MONKEYmade it clear to Lee that he would not be joining LIV and would instead continue to pursue his budding PGA Tour career.
“There have been a lot of rumors. I’m not going and I’m just going to play on the PGA Tour,” Lee said. “So I’m happy with where I am now and yes, I’m looking forward to next year.”
Lee also revealed that his focus for the rest of the year is on qualifying for next year’s majors. He finished 49th at the 2025 Masters but missed the cuts in the next three majors.
Unfortunately for Lee, his win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open came just two weeks earlier that of last year Masters, for which he was already qualified. As a result, it did not earn him an invitation to the 2026 Masters.
To that end, Lee hopes to maintain his position in the OWGR top 50; he is currently ranked 46th. And he has his eye on some big upcoming events in his home country – the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship, which he won in 2023 – to make this happen.
“Yes, I never want to miss a major, especially the Masters. It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world, so I will do everything I can to participate,” Lee said. “I just need to play some good golf in the Australian summer and hopefully I can close it out.”
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