Secret ‘weapon’ sees Min-Woo Lee join illustrious Players Championship company with $4.5 million on line

Through the first two rounds of the Players Championship it's been the Min Woo Lee show.

The 26-year-old from Australia is tied for the lead, with Akshay Bhatia, at 11-under-par, after carding a fine round of 66 in the second round at Sawgrass.

However, it's been Lee's magician-like ability to escape a couple of jams that have been the talk of the event so far.

Lee spoke to the media after his second round, citing his 2-iron as why he has shot so well and feels so comfortable at TPC Sawgrass.

"I think, I'm not sure why, but I think my 2-iron, I'm using that a lot and it's a pretty good weapon of mine," Lee said.

"So I can kind of draw it and hit it straight and it goes a long way.

"When I hit it good, it goes, ends up going a long way. That helps.

"Then you have short clubs into holes, so yeah, I would love to hit a 2-iron everywhere but obviously you can't."

Lee's opening round of 67 also saw him find himself in a couple of precarious situations.

But he was able to work his way out of them and credited a specific aspect of his game that got him out of trouble - and it was no surprise that it was the same that paved the way for his second round masterclass.

“I just had a feeling that if I hit a good two-iron, which I have been all day, I could have a short wedge in, Lee said.