While Gary Woodland won the Houston Open on Sunday, March 29, Min Woo Lee also won hearts by his gesture during the event. The Australian star was captured hyping up the crowd to applaud the veteran golfer’s win.
On Sunday, Gary Woodland ended his seven-year-long title drought on the PGA Tour after claiming the Texas Children’s Houston Open. The 41-year-old golfer aggregated at 21-under, beating Nicolai Hojgaard by a five-stroke margin to claim his sixth win on the PGA Tour.
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Skratch shared a video on X, where Woodland was walking on the 18th after the win with fans applauding. Meanwhile, Min Woo Lee gestured with his hands and asked fans to cheer loudly.
Here’s the video:
Min Woo Lee was the reigning champion at Memorial Park and tried his best to defend the title. The Australian star eventually tied for third at 15-under and finished six strokes back.
“I was just in complete control,” Gary Woodland reacts to his win at the Houston Open
During the winner’s press conference, Gary Woodland insisted that this was possibly his best all-around performance on the PGA Tour.
“Obviously I had a great week there at Pebble,” he said. “But I was just in complete control this week. I’m proud of that. I put a lot of work in. It’s obviously been a struggle for me the last couple years, but I knew physically the game was as good as it’s ever been. I just had to fight through some other battles that I’m battling and I was able do that this week.
“Obviously coming out with what I’m battling a couple weeks ago definitely freed me up a little bit. It took a lot off my plate. It allowed me to focus my energy where I need to and that’s on me and taking care of myself so I can chase my dreams,” he added.
Following his Houston Open win, Woodland has bagged the Masters Tournament invite. Besides, he is also exempted to compete at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open. He also jumped 78 spots up in the OWGR and is now ranked 51st post the win.
The purse size of the Houston Open was $9.9 million and the six-time PGA Tour champion bagged $1.782 million as a winner’s share. The 41-year-old golfer is currently scheduled to play at the Valero Texas Open, which tees off on Thursday, April 3. However, it will be interesting to see if he plays this week after the Houston Open win.
Edited by Shobhit Kukreti
