Alison Lee
| Alison Lee | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 26, 1995 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College |
UCLA (Class of 2017, Communications major) |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2015) |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T29: 2014 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T62: 2015 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T26: 2009, 2015 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2015 |
| Evian Championship | T6: 2015 |
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.
Amateur career
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 USA 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.
Professional career
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.
Amateur wins
- 2010 Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic, Mission Hills Desert Junior
- 2011 Los Angeles City Junior Girls
- 2012 Annika Invitational, Ping Invitational
- 2013 Rolex Junior Championship, Club Corp Mission Hills Desert Junior, Rolex Tournament of Champions, Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite, Stanford Intercollegiate
- 2014 PAC-12 Championship, North and South Women's Amateur, Nanea PAC-12 Preview
Source:[1]
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T29 | T35 | 73 |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T26 | CUT | DNP | T60 | DNP | DNP | T26 | |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | DNP | T6 | ||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2012 U.S. Open – 2015 U.S. Open)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- official as of November 22, 2015[2]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 364 | [3] |
| 2010 | 531 | [4] |
| 2011 | unranked | [5] |
| 2012 | 584 | [6] |
| 2013 | 755 | [7] |
| 2014 | 483 | [8] |
| 2015 | 23 | [9] |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners)
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2010 (winners), 2012 (winners)
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2014 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 2014
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2015 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points Won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1 | 25 |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Alison Lee". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Alison Lee stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
External links
- Alison Lee at the LPGA Tour official site
- Alison Lee on Twitter
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