Min Woo Lee, a 27-year-old Australian, was unlucky at yesterday's FedEx St. Jude Championship. Although he entered the tournament ranked 50th on the list, it seems that his adventure has come to an end. Namely, the top 70 qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, while the top 50 at the end of the tournament advance to the BMW Championship.
Lee had a chance to maintain his position, to take a step higher, but a disappointing round of 76 (+6) gives indications that this could be the end for him.
After five bogeys, and one triple bogey, Lee is in last place.
Few expected the Australian to play so poorly, but it is clear that at this part of the season and in a tournament like this, the competition is fiercer than it seems.
Why did the young golfer suffer such a huge decline in just a few months?
After an excellent performance at the Houston Open a few months ago, the famous golfer experienced a huge decline, missing four cuts in three of the four Majors.
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There is no doubt that after the first day of the last tournament, disappointment is at its peak, but Lee will have to find a new motive and try to recover.
Whether he will succeed in that is difficult to answer.
What we can guarantee is that the Australian will not give up, aware that he has to give much more on the second day.
Impressive performances by PGA players
On the other hand, we had the chance to watch some great performances in this tournament, with Akshay Bhatia being the main character of the first day, with a round of -8.
In addition to him, Tommy Fleetwood was also impressive,one stroke behind the leader, while Harry Hull, Justin Rose and Bud Cauley are two strokes behind the leader, Bhatia.
This will be an interesting tournament, and it is clear that we can expect various scenarios.
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The golfer who is probably generating the most interest, Scottie Scheffler, finished the first day T12, five strokes behind the leader. However, we can expect the 29-year-old to pick up the pace on the second day and be an important figure in this tournament.
