Min Woo Lee is hoping history can repeat itself at the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open as the defending champion looks to see off a world-class field in North Berwick this week.
The talented Australian collected his first Rolex Series title with a play-off victory over Thomas Detry and 2022 U.S. Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick at last year's event.
And he is back at The Renaissance Club to try and repeat the trick, but he will have to overcome some of the best players from both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR if he is to win the co-sanctioned tournament.
Lee is going for glory once again but knows it will not be easy, particularly if the wind blows on the Scottish coast.
He said: "Hopefully I can recreate what I did last year.
"I played the front nine and I've seen a few changes. It's going to be tough if it stays this windy. I'm excited to be back and to play.
"Nice to see familiar faces and hope to play well."
Lee has highlighted the importance of the next fortnight, with this week's title defence followed by a trip to St Andrews for the 150th Open Championship.
He said: "The next few tournaments are really, really important to me.
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"Obviously next week is a Major and this week is defending.
"It's a big event on the DP World Tour. The field's very strong and you just need to do well and for me, I need to do well the next two weeks.
"I'm looking forward to it. I mean, next week is obviously the important one but I take these two with really good care."
