Minjee Lee
| Minjee Lee | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
27 May 1996 Perth, Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T24: 2014 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T13: 2015 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T22: 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T9: 2015 |
| Evian Championship | T11: 2015 |
Minjee Lee (born 27 May 1996) is an Australian professional golfer from Perth. She became the number one ranked amateur golfer on 26 February 2014[1] after winning the Oates Victorian Open on the ALPG Tour. Her reign ended when she turned professional in September 2014.
Lee won the 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior.[2][3] She won the Australian Women's Amateur in 2013[4] and successfully defended the title in 2014.[5]
Lee was a member of the 2013 Golf Australia National Squad.
Lee turned professional in September 2014 after leading the Australia team to win the Espirito Santo Trophy.[6] She finished as co-medalist at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015.[7]
Amateur wins
- 2011 Handa Junior Masters, Western Australia Women's Amateur, Singapore Ladies Amateur, Srixon International Junior Classic, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship
- 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship
- 2013 Australian Women's Amateur, Western Australia Women's Amateur, Rene Erichsen Salver, Australian Girls' Amateur, Dunes Medal
- 2014 Australian Women's Amateur
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May 2015 | Kingsmill Championship | 68-67-69-65=269 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Ryu So-yeon |
| 2 | 16 April 2016 | Lotte Championship | 68-66-74-64=272 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Katie Burnett, Chun In-gee |
ALPG Tour wins
- 2014 Oates Victorian Open (as an amateur)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T24LA | CUT | T26 |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | T13 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T22 | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T9 | |
| The Evian Championship | T16 | T11 |
LA = Low amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2012, 2014 (winners)
Professional
- International Crown (representing Australia): 2014 (as an amateur)
References
- ↑ "Minjee Lee and Patrick Rodgers take the WAGR Number 1 spots". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Minjee Lee Claims U.S. Girls' Junior". USGA. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ Kroichick, Ron (21 July 2012). "Australia's Lee wins girls' golf title". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ "Smith and Lee crowned Amateur champions". Golf Australia. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Lee and Koh cruise to Australian Amateur victories". Golf Australia. 19 January 2014.
- ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (6 September 2014). "Australian standout Minjee Lee turns pro". Golfweek.
- ↑ "Final Round Results - LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Minjee Lee at the LPGA Tour official site
- Minjee Lee at the ALPG Tour official site