Min Woo Lee contends at Pebble Beach
Min Woo Lee – file photo – in the firing line in the US$20 million event
Min Woo Lee has produced a second round of 65 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am, his second round of 7 under 65 at Pebble Beach Links improving him 14 positions from his opening round of 67 at Spyglass Hill to share 5th place at 12 under and three from the halfway lead set by Akshay Bhatia and the ever-improving Ryo Hisatsune.
Lee’s round was highlighted by an eagle at his 11th hole (the par 5 2nd at Pebble Beach after a 6 iron second from 210 yards finished 5 feet from the hole.
Lee is playing the event for the third occasion, having a best of 17th in 2025 as his best to date.
“New driver in the bag, new putter in the bag and they were all cooperating,” said Lee. “I putted really well, which is a big thing I needed to improve. Yeah, I think it was one of the best strokes gained putting rounds I’ve had in a long time. So that and driving it was really good.
“It’s getting closer. I feel like the last two tournaments I played really well but didn’t have the four rounds all together. So yes, it’s slowly getting better as the weeks go on and hopefully I can put four good rounds together.”
Ryan Fox played with Rory McIlroy over the first 36 holes and recorded a second round of 64 to be in a share of 26th place and seven shots off the lead.
Fox was bogey-free in his round at Pebble Beach, outplaying the world number two by three shots in round two of his debut in this event.
Jason Day, who regularly performs well at Pebble Beach, is well off the pace at 6 under but gets his chance in an event that has no cut to make progress over the closing 36 holes.
