Min Woo Lee shares what really surprised him about Olympic golf event

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Min Woo Lee has revealed what has really surprised him about the Olympic golf event after the Australian did superbly to bounce back from a nightmare first round at Le Golf National.

Min Woo Lee had quite the eventful Olympic Games as he looked to win a medal for Australia. Unfortunately, his hopes of making the podium at Le Golf National appeared to be all but over after the opening round.

Lee was tied for last place alongside Camilo Villegas after carding a five over par round of 76. Unsurprisingly, the 26-year-old did not hold back in his assessment of his performance, with Lee labelling his round ‘garbage’.

Some may have wondered whether that would free the PGA Tour star up, particularly with the top three spots largely all that mattered in this particular event. And there was definitely a huge upturn in form, with Lee carding rounds of 65, 68, 68 to actually finish just outside the top 20.

Min Woo Lee reveals what surprised him at Olympic golf event

It was a fantastic spectacle for golf as the sport continues to find its feet in the Olympics again – in fact, it was arguably a lot better than most probably expected, as Lee alluded to in his overall assessment of the tournament.

“Golf-wise, not too much. I think the crowds are really special this week. Every stand-out hole, there was a lot of people, or they couldn’t get more people on that hole. It was special. It was cool. I was very surprised at how big it turned out. But it’s great for golf,” he said.

A near perfect event for the sport

Paris definitely set the benchmark that future golf events at the Olympics are going to have to try and measure up to.

Players were raving about Le Golf National before the event, and fans were spoilt with the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood all in medal contention at various stages during the final year. The battle for the gold medal came down to the final green, with Fleetwood unable to catch Scheffler.

Scheffler was one of those also surprised by the crowds, and perhaps it shows the kind of potential golf could have at the Olympics, particularly as the world’s best now face a four year wait for their next chance to feature.