Rising Aussie golf star Min Woo Lee’s unlikely bromance with pop phenomenon Justin Bieber

Min Woo Lee has just secured his breakthrough US PGA tour win and Australia’s next gen golfing gun is already mixing it with stars sparking a unique friendship with a music mega star.

Min Woo Lee is a PGA Tour winner and Justin Bieber’s swing coach.

Lee, 26, says he’s been blown away by the “love” that’s come his way since staring down world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at the Houston Open on Sunday.

He’s had texts and posts from NBA stars Steph Curry, Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels and a Facetime chat with Bieber that went viral.

Aussie golfing star Min Woo Lee and Justin Bieber have formed an unique friendship. Picture: Supplied

Keen golfer and NBA super star Stephen Curry was one of many to congratulate Lee. Picture: Noah Graham/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play

“I’ve got a lot of love actually over the past couple days, gaining x amount of followers (on social media), which is crazy,” Lee told reporters on Wednesday.

“There’s a lot of people that have congratulated me and I’m very thankful. A lot of famous people that you think didn’t care about golf – and they all do – so it’s really cool.”

Lee, a social media superstar in his own right, revealed he had struck up a friendship with Bieber after the pair met at a private golf tournament in Las Vegas.

“He didn’t play or anything, but he was just there, and I just went up to him … and said let’s play golf,” Lee said.

“We haven’t played yet but I got his phone number and we just texted and texted quite often. “He would send me videos of his swing and I would critique it. It’s very cool, especially the girls that I know in my life are very crazy about it and I am as well.

“Listening to his music over the last 10 years, and obviously he had fame from such a young age.”

Justin Bieber on the course in 2022. Picture: Messigoal Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Min Woo Lee on his way to victory in Houston. Picture: Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images

The pair Facetimed in the hours after his breakthrough win on Sunday.

“We talked for a few minutes. and I asked him, ‘Hey, is it alright to screenshot this Facetime’ and he said, ‘Yeah, sure’. And a few minutes later … he asked me if he could post it and was like, ‘Bro, do whatever you want, like you’re Justin Bieber.

“It’s very cool to have him as a friend and I get to talk to him. I mean, I’m fanboying. I’m a boy from Perth, and I get to talk to one of the biggest artists in the world, so it’s pretty cool.”

Asked about the Canadian pop star’s swing, the world No. 22 said: “It’s pretty good. He’s got kind of like a hockey swing, but he can give it a rip.

“He grips it under the club, so I tell him to get it a bit over the top and he actually looks pretty good. So I can say I’m his coach.”

Josh Giddey was one of the super stars to congratulate Min Woo Lee on his Houston Open win. Picture: Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Dyson Daniels was another to congratulate the Aussie golfing star. Picture: Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images

Lee, whose focus has turned to next week’s Masters at Augusta, said a turning point in his career came at last month’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Florida when he fell out of contention over the weekend.

“The mental side (of golf) is a huge side that I needed to get a little bit better at,” he said.

“Falling backwards at the Players … something clicked in my head then.

“You’ve got to learn from your lessons and I think that was a big part of why I did win (in Houston).

“There was a lot of mental work that needed to be done throughout the week and I had to really focus the whole week and it obviously worked out.

“It was very mentally draining, but that’s why a lot of people and a lot of winners are very locked in and focused, laser focused.”

Lee said Augusta National, where he already holds the front-nine scoring record of 30, was his favourite golf course.

“It’s a course where random stuff can happen and big scores can happen as well, but when you feel good you can also score well,” he said.

Lee’s best major finish was tied for fifth at the 2023 US Open.

Originally published as Rising Aussie golf star Min Woo Lee’s unlikely bromance with pop phenomenon Justin Bieber