Following a Successful Year, World No. 4 Minjee Lee Proudly Takes Down All PGA Tour Pros in a Recently Released Stat
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Golf has seen many talented golfers over the years. Every time when fans think they wouldn’t see a better player, a new star emerges. Maybe that’s the beauty of sports, it’s ever-changing and ever-growing. One such prodigy in the LPGA is Minjee Lee. Lee is a professional golfer from Australia who was dubbed this season’s top iron player.
There are a few contenders in contention for the title of best iron player in golf. But the one golfer that stood out in the 2022 golf season is Minjee Lee.
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Minjee Lee, the rising star of the LPGA Tour
Even after not being a part of the PGA Tour, Minjee Lee’s name has been flourishing in the debate for the best iron player in golf. The comparison of players from other tours may raise some concerns. It will be right to say that the new LPGA advanced tracking of stats for the first time over an entire season has worked like wonders for Minjee.
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According to an Instagram post by golf digest, “In the 2022 season, Minjee Lee beat every male player on the PGA tour at every distance in accuracy from the fairway.” Minjee Lee has always been adept in the dual-gender golf format. She has the right tools to compete with anyone, irrespective of their gender.
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The year 2022 has been the season for the Australian golfer, Minjee Lee. She has burst into the limelight after winning the Cognizant Founders Cup and the US Women’s Open. She is a treat to the eye, with an astonishing ball-striking technique.
If LPGA track records are to be taken into consideration, Lee leads in every category of the tour. According to an article by Golf Digest , from 100-125 yards, 125-150, 150-175, to 175-200 yards, she remains unbeatable. She would have also led the PGA Tour in over all four of those distances, according to Will Hasket’s tweet.
Minjee Lee ended up w/ a +2.02 SG: Approach season.
+2 happened once in PGA Tour ShotLink era (Tiger '06)100-125 in the fairway, she hit to 12 feet on average.
125-150 = 16.4 feet
150-175 = 20 feet
175-200 = 22.5 feetBetter than EVERY man on the PGA Tour in EVERY distance
— Will Haskett (@willhaskett) November 30, 2022
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Lee’s impressive performance has put her on par with the legend Tiger Woods in the era of ShotLink. Clearly, Lee has put herself way ahead in the race of best-iron-player debate. Although Lydia Ko was backed by her stunning 2.5 strokes, which were half a stroke more than Lee’s, nothing could beat her stunning performances.
Comment below and share who in your opinion deserves to be the iron player of this season.
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