{"id":879633,"date":"2026-09-01T15:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879633\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:56:13","slug":"payntr-cooks-up-240-min-woo-lee-shoe-around-golfers-chef-persona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879633\/","title":{"rendered":"Payntr Cooks Up $240 Min Woo Lee Shoe Around Golfer\u2019s \u2018Chef\u2019 Persona"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MinWooLee\"<\/p>\n

Min Woo Lee sports his new signature shoe<\/p>\n

Payntr<\/p>\n

When it comes to both meal prep and golf, a keen mind goes a lot farther than a sharp knife or a fast swing. Fans of Australian pro Min Woo Lee\u2014the younger brother of 11-time LPGA Tour winner Minjee Lee\u2014wear chef\u2019s hats while watching their player \u201ccook\u201d on the golf course.<\/p>\n

With A24\u2019s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony in theaters, the timing is particularly apropos for Lee to add a fresh dash of flavor to his repertoire.<\/p>\n

The golf star\u2019s tinkering with his equipment recipe was a storyline at the Tour Championship. He opened the season-ending tournament with a 62 after a blind shaft test<\/a> arranged by Callaway\u2019s tour reps prompted him to make a late switch. He went on to finish tied for fourth, earning a $1.7 million payday.<\/p>\n

For Lee, the next equipment tweak starts at ground level. The 28-year-old joined Payntr<\/a>\u2019s player roster in January, and the company is now giving him a $240 signature golf shoe that drops today.<\/p>\n

The CHEF RX RS was developed and extensively wear-tested with Lee, marking the five-year-old footwear and apparel brand\u2019s latest effort to turn its tour ambassadors into product collaborators.<\/p>\n

The signature-shoe launch extends a player-collaboration strategy Payntr began in 2024 with the Jason Day co-designed Eighty Seven SC, which remains part of the company\u2019s current kicks lineup. The goal is not merely a recognizable player wearing the logo, but a shoe with that player\u2019s fingerprints all over its performance brief and visual identity.<\/p>\n

For Lee, the challenge was to strike a balance. \u201cI wanted a shoe that felt locked in and responsive when I\u2019m swinging at full speed,\u201d he said in a statement, \u201cbut I also wanted it to look clean, premium and different from anything else out there.\u201d The result pairs a full-grain-leather upper and copper-accented styling with a propulsion plate that Payntr says is intended to help golfers better harness ground reaction forces\u2014the forces generated through the feet and legs that help create speed in the swing.<\/p>\n

Payntr Creative Director Michael Glancy said the project was considered through \u201cthe lens of how Min Woo moves, generates power and expresses himself on the course.\u201d <\/p>\n

That approach helps distinguish the model from a run-of-the-mill branded colorway. Lee\u2019s tastes are baked into its knit tongue, integrated bootie construction, traction system and cushioning, while the \u201cChef\u201d moniker winks at the player\u2019s fan-facing persona.<\/p>\n

\u201cMin brings tremendous energy, creativity and authenticity to everything he does,\u201d Payntr president Mike Forsey said, adding that Lee\u2019s feedback helped the brand build a shoe for his competitive requirements while simultaneously translating its performance benefits to everyday golfers. <\/p>\n

Starting today, the shoe is available through Payntr\u2019s website, Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, PGA Tour Superstore and select retailers nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Min Woo Lee sports his new signature shoe Payntr When it comes to both meal prep and golf,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[305211,49,48,622,44223,305209,33233,305210,3747,82],"class_list":["post-879633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-athlete-endorsements","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-golf-shoes","tag-golf-style","tag-min-woo-lee","tag-payntr-golf","tag-pga-tour","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}