Lee becomes first woman to win Australia's Greg Norman Medal

FILE PHOTO: Aug 26, 2018; Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN; Minjee Lee plays her shot from the second tee during the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's golf tournament at Wascana Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Minjee Lee has become the first woman to win Greg Norman Medal as the best Australian golfer on the international stage after a brilliant year that saw her break into the top 10 of the world rankings.

The 22-year-old, who rose to number six in the world in 2018, joins twice-winner Jason Day and Marc Leishman in the list of winners of Australian golf's most prestigious individual honour.

"I'm humbled to have won such a prestigious award alongside two amazing golfers already in Marc and Jason," said Lee.

FILE PHOTO: World Golf Hall of Famer, Australian Greg Norman, poses with the newly-announced Greg Norman Medal in Sydney, September 14, 2015. Australian golf for the first time will honour the best male or female Australian golfer based on international success in the annual prize determined by a five-member panel of current and former professional golfers. REUTERS/Jason Reed

"I've had a great 2018 season and this is a really nice way to be acknowledged for that ... hopefully (I) can have a bigger and better one next year."

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Nick Mulvenney)