It’s that time of year when rumors begin to circulate about which PGA Tour players might become the latest to bid farewell and commit their futures to LIV Golf. Every year at least one rumor turns out to be true.
Last year, young talent Tom McKibbin turned down a PGA Tour card to join LIV. The year before, Jon Rahm shocked the world by moving to LIV.
This year is no exception. One player in particular has been the focus of many rumors: Australian pro and recent PGA Tour winner Min Woo Lee.
But in recent comments Australian Associated PressLee put to rest any rumors that he would be leaving the PGA Tour.
Lee Min Woo said he will not join LIV
Not many pros have been able to beat world champion Scotty Scheffler in the final holes of a tournament over the past two years. But Lee can.
He did the same in Scheffler’s hometown.
At the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open, Lee made a clutch par on the final hole to defeat Gary Woodland and a strong Scheffler to win his first PGA Tour event.
The win significantly boosted Lee’s ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking, from No. 55 to No. 22.
The 27-year-old Lee is the kind of budding international star who would love to see action on the LIV Golf circuit, so rumors have been swirling that Lee could be on the move at the end of the year.
This may be his Australian Associated Press Surprising some people.
When he was being interviewed American AP AssociationLee made it clear that he would not join LIV, but would continue to pursue his flourishing PGA Tour career.
“There are a lot of rumors. I’m not going, I’m just going to play on the PGA Tour,” Lee said. “So, I’m happy with where I am right now and yeah, I’m looking forward to next year.”
Lee also revealed that his focus for the rest of the year is qualifying for next year’s majors. He finished 49th at the 2025 Masters but missed the cut for the next three majors.
Unfortunately for Lee, his victory at the Texas Children’s Houston Open came just two weeks ago last year’s He has already qualified for the Masters. As a result, he did not receive an invitation to the 2026 Masters.
To this end, Lee hopes to retain his spot in the OWGR top 50; he is currently ranked 46th. He also plans to do so by hosting some of the upcoming major events in his home country – the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship (which he will win in 2023).
“Yeah, I don’t want to miss any majors, especially the Masters. It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world, so I’ll try my best to attend,” Lee said. “I’ve got to play some good golf in the Australian summer and hopefully I can lock it in.”
