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In December, siblings Minjee and Min Woo Lee came agonizingly close to sharing a double victory in the Australian Open women’s and men’s tournaments held concurrently at The Australian Golf Club. Minjee’s final-round charge came up a shot short, and Min Woo slipped to third from the 54-hole co-lead.
Now the sister and brother tour stars from Western Australia share equipment contracts with Callaway Golf.
Minjee Lee, a 27-year-old two-time LPGA major winner, on Sunday entered a new multi-year pro staff agreement with Callaway to carry 14 clubs, including the Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Driver and an Odyssey putter, as well as the new Chrome Tour X golf ball, staff bag and glove. Her 25-year-old little brother, Min Woo, is already a Callaway professional as he embarks on his first full season on the PGA Tour. They stand Nos. 5 and 38 in their respective world rankings.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Callaway staff, and I’m excited to see how their equipment will help my performance going forward,” Minjee Lee said. “They’re the most played club brand on the LPGA, so I’ve seen how good the product is, and how much it’s helped my brother take his game to the next level. Now that I’ve had a chance to try their new driver and the Chrome Tour ball, I feel confident in my setup, and I know that this is the right decision for me.”
Minjee Lee has been a dominant player since rising to the No. 1 female amateur in the world before turning professional in 2014. She’s won 10 LPGA Tour events, including the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship and the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open.
Min Woo Lee is catching up to his sister’s prominence. The 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur champion (Minjee won the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior) has won three times on the DP World Tour, including the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in November and the 2021 Scottish Open. Last year was a major step up for him as he tied for sixth in the Players Championship and fifth in the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club and parlayed special temporary PGA Tour status into a full card for 2024.
Min Woo switched into Callaway’s Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond S driver, Ai Smoke Triple Diamond HL 3-wood, Apex MB irons and an Odyssey Ai One Double Wide putter nicknamed “Chef” – a moniker associated with him on social media with the phrase “Let him cook.”
Scott Michaux