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The South Korean, who goes by 'K.H. Lee', has endured a rough run of
form in recent months but found his stroke at the right time to beat
Jordan Spieth by a shot in Texas on Sunday.
His bogey-free nine-under-par 63 vaulted the 30-year-old to 26-under
for the tournament to follow all-time greats Snead (1957-58),
Nicklaus (1970-71) and Watson (1978-80) as the fourth player to
successfully defend their crown.
When told of the illustrious company, Lee said: "I heard that. It's
amazing, I can't believe it."
Lee's father Sang Moo had explained that his son's full name meant
"making a name for himself in Seoul" and the player said he hoped to
keep seeing his name up in lights.
"Hopefully people remember my name. I'll try to play well more, so
hopefully more will remember my name," added Lee, who was watched on
by his parents, wife and baby daughter at the TPC Craig Ranch.
After a run of poor form, Lee went back to work with his former
swing coach and mental coach since the start of last week. He also
hired a new caddie.
"I have been struggling the last couple of months," Lee, who won his
second PGA Tour title, said. "I couldn't find the right way to solve
the problems, so I decided to go back to the times when I was good
and comfortable."
A change in putter also did him the world of good.
"Last week, I changed my putter to the two-ball putter," Lee said,
noting a similar change in equipment had paid off in his previous
appearance at the tournament.
"Last year, I switched from two-ball to blade and won this
tournament. I made a lot of putts this week, so I'm happy."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford )
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