Australian golf star Minjee Lee enters this week's Women's British Open bidding to become the first female player in eight years to win back-to-back majors.
No longer the best player without a major, Minjee Lee is now chasing one of the most elusive feats in golf at this week's Women's British Open in Scotland.
Lee shed her somewhat dubious tag with a stylish come-from-behind victory at last month's Evian Championship in France, the Australian No.1 reeling in a seven-shot final-round deficit to capture her maiden major.
Securing successive majors, though, would be even more monumental, if recent history is any guide.
No female has done so since Korean superstar Inbee Park went back-to-back-to-back at the Kraft Nabisco, US Open and LPGA Championship eight years ago.
A dozen different players have won the past 13 women's majors, with Park's compatriot Jin-young Ko the only multiple champion since 2019.
Lee will tee off on Thursday trying to buck the trend as she spearheads an impressive eight-strong Australian assault at Carnoustie.
Joining her are Olympic teammate and fellow major winner Hannah Green, 2020 European Tour rookie of the year Steph Kyriacou, Sarah Kemp, Su Oh, Katherine Kirk, Whitney Hillier and amateur ace Kirsten Rudgeley.
Despite the two Aussie big guns missing the cut at last week's Scottish Open, Green has no doubts Lee has it in her to deliver a spectacular encore to the 25-year-old's stunning Evian triumph.
Green said she was glued to the TV at home in Perth until well after midnight watching her West Australian pal finally break through for her first major last month.
"She played so well and putted so well. She's playing with a real lot of confidence right now," Green, the 2019 US PGA champion, said.
"It's the event she wanted the most.
"I think a lot of people thought she was going to be the first (Australian) person to win a major after Webbie (Karrie Webb) so I guess it's - not a burden - but an ease off her shoulders.
"We both didn't have a great week last week but I'm sure we'll fire up and go well this week."
Third, behind German winner Sophia Popov at Royal Troon last year, Lee has been grouped with two-time major champion So-yeon Ryu and Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul for the Open's first two rounds.
A two-time winner of UK amateur events over the past six weeks, 20-year-old Rudgeley, who successfully qualified for her major debut, is the first Australian out on Thursday at 3.41pm AEST.
Fresh off winning Olympic gold in Tokyo, where Green shared fifth and Lee tied for 29th, American world No.1 Nelly Korda is the Open favourite.
WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN FIRST-ROUND TEE TIMES FOR THE AUSTRALIANS (AEST):
3.41pm Thursday: KIRSTEN RUDGELEY, Luna Sobron (ESP), Lee-Anne Pace (RSA)
4.25pm Thursday: HANNAH GREEN, Amy Olson (USA), Moriya Jutanugarn (THA)
4.36pm Thursday: MINJEE LEE, So-yeon Ryu (KOR), Atthaya Thitikul (THA)
6.53pm Thursday: SU OH, Brittany Lincicome (USA), Alice Hewson (GBR)
7.26pm Thursday: STEPH KYRIACOU, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN), Kristin Gillman (USA)
11.33pm Thursday: KATHERINE KIRK, Maha Haddioui (MOR), Lucie Malchirand (FRA)
12.17am Friday: SARAH KEMP, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (THA), Manon De Roey (BEL)
12.28am Friday: WHITNEY HILLIER, Prima Thammaraks (THA), Marissa Steen (USA)
