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Ian Chadband

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Soaring minjee lee threatened 59 in renewed saudi duel - Caught on Camera

Minjee Lee has continued the dazzling form that's driven her to two victories in her last three tournaments and even briefly flirted with a 59 in her opening round of the Aramco Team Series event in Saudi Arabia.

Yet, remarkably, the two-time major winner still found herself upstaged at the lucrative event in Riyadh by an even more astonishing round from Alison Lee, the American she beat in a playoff at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea last weekend.

Minjee Lee ended up with a brilliant nine-under 63 to kick off her latest bid for glory in the 54-hole event on Friday - but still found herself two shots behind the US player, who equalled two Ladies European Tour records en route to her 11-under 61.

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