'Woo Young-woo of Golf' Seungmin Lee: "Park Inbee Is My Role Model"

Encouraging Juniors at the SK Telecom Adaptive Open
Achieving a Career Grand Slam by Winning All Three Major Tournaments
"My Dream Is to Achieve a Super Grand Slam at the Paralympics"

'The Woo Youngwoo of the golf world,' Seungmin Lee, has chosen Inbee Park, known as the 'Queen of Golf,' as his role model.

Seungmin Lee, a golfer with developmental disabilities, participated as a supporter at the SK Telecom Adaptive Open 2026 with SK hynix, held at 88 Country Club in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on August 24, where he watched the matches of his juniors.

Seungmin Lee (right) is encouraging juniors while participating in SK Telecom Adaptive Open. Photo by Yonhap News

He said, "There are still dreams I have yet to achieve," and added, "If golf were to become an official event at the Paralympics, I would like to compete as a representative of Korea and win a gold medal." Golf has not yet been adopted as an official sport at the Paralympics. It will also not be included as an official event at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.

Seungmin Lee aspired to follow the path of Inbee Park, who achieved a career grand slam on the LPGA Tour and won a gold medal at the Rio Olympics. He has won all major tournaments for athletes with developmental disabilities. By winning the 2022 US Adaptive Open, the 2025 Australian All Abilities Championship, and the G4D Open this past May, he completed a career grand slam by claiming victory in the three major championships.

Before the start of the tournament that day, Seungmin Lee met with and encouraged his juniors. He said, "I hope to hear juniors say, 'I want to be like Seungmin hyung(brother).'" He added, "I will work even harder to become a better player."

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