Min Woo Lee holds four-shot lead into final round in Houston in hunt for maiden PGA Tour win
Aussie golf star Min Woo Lee has given himself a golden opportunity to claim a maiden PGA Tour win at the Houston Open.
Lee will head into the final round with a four-shot lead after a stunning third round on Saturday morning (AEDT).
Playing in the final group with Scottie Scheffler, Lee hit 14 of 18 greens on his way to a bogey-free 7-under 63.
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Lee started his day by playing the final two holes of his second round, and gave himself a momentum boost with birdie on the 17th, his first hole of the day.
Min Woo Lee came within millimetres of shooting a hole in one during the third round of the Houston Open. Fox Sports
Once his third round got underway, Lee made birdie on the par-5 third, but it was his birdy on the sixth that really kicked his round off. Having missed the green with his approach shot, Lee sunk the chip.
In a nine-hole stretch from the sixth to the 14th, Lee made six birdies including a near-ace on the par-3 ninth. Lee hit his 9-iron past the hole, and before the crowd watched in agony as it spun make and missed the hole by millimetres. It gave him the outright lead.
He made four straight pars on the final four holes, but narrowly avoided equalling the course record when his birdie putt on the 18th stopped agonisingly short.
Min Woo Lee of Australia hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the Texas Children's Houston Open 2025 at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 29, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Getty
"I've been playing really good the last few days and keeping my head down," he told NBC after the round.
"I've learned from past experiences (playing) with Scottie (Scheffler) the last year years in the final group of a couple of tournaments. Hopefully tomorrow is a good day."
Lee said the key to success for the final round would be playing a similar style to the third round.
"Just got to play pretty steady off the tee. There were a couple of shaky drives at the end, but I kind of regrouped and made it happen.
"Just keep my head down again and take it one shot at a time."
Lee will play the final round with Agentine Alejandro Tosti, who shot a 5-under 65 to move into second. Kiwi Ryan Fox is in a three-way tie for third with Scheffler and American Ryan Gerard.
Jason Day is 12 shots back in a tie for 41st at 5-under.
