Minji Lee's major winning 2021 season has been rewarded with the West Australian claiming their second Greg Norman Medal.
The 2018 winner's illustrious year, which included seven top-five finishes on the LPGA Tour and a long-awaited major win at the Evian Championships in France, saw him oust Gong as Australia's best golfer from a field before. was sufficient. His brother is Min Woo.
Beating Jeongyun Lee for Lee's return from a seven-stroke deficit and joining Jane Stephenson, Karrie Webb and Hannah Green as Australian Women's Championship winners was clearly the highlight of her year.
"Winning a major championship was a lifelong dream come true and being able to fulfill it with the Greg Norman Medal makes it even more special," said the world number seven.
“There were a lot of excellent results by Australian golfers in 2021 so it is a huge honor to be recognized as such.
“The fact that my brother was also nominated is also a great source of pride and joy for our family.
"Being awarded the Greg Norman Medal in 2018 was a milestone in my career and winning it for the second time only adds to a year I will never forget."
Younger brother Min Woo's win at the Scottish Open was the highlight of a year where he would break into the world's top 50 to secure an invitation to this year's Masters.
Others in contention for the award included previous medalists Cameron Smith and Mark Leishman, and Lucas Herbert, who won the Bermuda Championship on his third US PGA Tour debut.
Young Gun Steph Kyriaco won the WPGA Tour of Australia Player of the Year award, with TPS Victoria Champion and Order of Merit winner Brad Kennedy claiming the PGA Tour's Australian Player of the Year award.
Smith's coach Grant Field was named the Performance Coach of the Year at the Gala Awards held in Brisbane on Tuesday night.
List of Greg Norman Medal Winners
Greg Norman Medal: Minji Lee
PGA Tour of the Australasia Player of the Year: Brad Kennedy
WPGA Tour of Australia Player of the Year: Stephanie Kyriakou
Legends Tour Player of the Year: Andre Stolzo
Australia's PGA National Coach of the Year (High Performance): Grant Field
Australia's PGA National Coach of the Year (Game Development): Jamie McCallum (Albery Park Driving Range)
PGA of Australia National Club Professional of the Year: James Single (Port Macquarie GC)
Australia's PGA National Management Professional of the Year: Luke Altschwager (Parkwood Village)
Australia's PGA National Partner of the Year: Elliot Beale