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Alison Lee (born February 26, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and is a college student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was ranked number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 16 weeks in 2013–14.
Alison Lee | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 26, 1995
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | UCLA |
Turned professional | 2014 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2015) |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Ladies European Tour | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T8: 2022 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T27: 2021 |
U.S. Women's Open | T16: 2021 |
Women's British Open | T11: 2023 |
Evian Championship | T6: 2015 |
Lee was born in Los Angeles to Korean immigrant parents. She started golfing at a young age. Lee's father Johnny Lee was her first instructor.[1][2]
Lee was an AJGA First-Team All-American for six years, from 2008 through 2013, with nine wins on the AJGA circuit. She was a member of the victorious USA Junior Solheim Cup team in 2009, 2011, and 2013 helping to lead the US to three straight victories and was a member of the Junior Ryder Cup team in 2010 and 2012 and the Curtis Cup team in 2014.
Lee played one season and a half of golf at UCLA, before turning pro in December of her sophomore year. She remains a student at the university.
Lee turned professional in December 2014 and joined the LPGA Tour after winning the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament.
In her rookie season, she qualified for the United States Solheim Cup team, based on her world ranking.
Source:[3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Aug 2021 | Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande (individual event) | 65-65-71=201 | −15 | 5 strokes | Ashleigh Buhai |
2 | 29 Oct 2023 | Aramco Team Series – Riyadh (individual event) | 61-61-65=187 | −29 | 8 strokes | Carlota Ciganda |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2016 | LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship | Carlota Ciganda | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2023 | BMW Ladies Championship | Minjee Lee | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | T29 | T35 | 73 | T27 | T44 | T8 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T26 | CUT | T60 | T26 | CUT | CUT | T16 | T40 | WD | T44 | ||||||
Women's PGA Championship | T62 | T64 | T50 | CUT | T69 | T27 | T30 | T52 | CUT | |||||||
The Evian Championship ^ | T6 | T43 | CUT | NT | T65 | T50 | T20 | T22 | ||||||||
Women's British Open | CUT | T31 | T43 | T29 | CUT | T15 | T11 | T29 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 31 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made * | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | n/a | n/a | 73.25 | n/a |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 77.50 | n/a |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T60 | n/a | n/a | 76.83 | n/a |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | n/a | n/a | 72.50 | n/a |
2015 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 628,676 | 23 | 70.73 | 14 |
2016 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 470,783 | 38 | 72.05 | 71 |
2017 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | 155,163 | 86 | 71.46 | 58 |
2018 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 12,054 | 155 | 74.64 | 161 |
2019 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | 114,361 | 105 | 71.70 | 81 |
2020 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 53,301 | 106 | 72.83 | 97 |
2021 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 316,076 | 63 | 70.80 | 40 |
2022 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T5 | 688,430 | 43 | 70.62 | 31 |
2023 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1,411,998 | 19 | 70.47 | 23 |
Totals^ | 173 (2015) | 120 (2015) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3,850,842 | 113 |
^ Official as of November 19, 2023[4][5][6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Amateur
Professional
Year | Total Matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points Won | Points % |
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Career | 7 | 2–5–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–3–0 | 2 | 28.6 |
2015 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. G. Nocera 3&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/ M. Wie 4&3 | 0–2–0 lost w/ A. Stanford 3&2, lost w/ B. Lincicome 2 dn |
1 | 25.0 |
2024 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to G. Hall 4&3 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 6&5 won w/ M. Khang 4&3 |
1 | 33.3 |
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