Swag & Bone
Min Woo Lee is at home in Las Vegas
Nestled on the west coast of Australia, more than 1,200 miles from the next place with a population greater than 10,000, Perth may be the most remote city in the world. Imagine a skinny teenager restless for exploration and hungry for excitement. “Since I was a little kid, I was maybe a bit of a showoff, always trying to make someone laugh or make myself look cool,” says Min Woo Lee, Olympian golfer and now a PGA Tour winner after his recent victory at the Texas Children's Houston Open.
Despite weighing just 165 pounds, the 26-year-old is one of the longest drivers in the game, as of this writing averaging 325 yards off the tee and ranking third on the PGA Tour for distance. The math of timing and torque explain only so much. Could it be that power also comes from somewhere deep and ineffable, like a spirit?
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Chris McPherson
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Whatever Lee possesses, he’s found a home for it in a city that is literally the polar opposite of his origin—Las Vegas. He spent his first full season on the PGA Tour there camped at buddy Kurt Kitayama’s house but has now built his own near the gates of The Summit Club.
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“Living out of a suitcase is something I’ve known from a very young age. You learn to adapt and be independent wherever you go, and to not sweat the small stuff. The journey is great.”
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After Lee gave us a tour of funky Fremont Street, we went to dinner at his favorite Japanese restaurant on The Strip, Yellowtail. While the catchphrase “Let him cook” has grown around Lee for his saucy greenside chips and pitches, on the town the foodie with a near insatiable appetite for life relishes reading a menu. Our advice? Let him order.
