Alison Lee
{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1995)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{for-multi|the judge|Alison Renee Lee|the hockey player|Alison Lee (field hockey)|the financial attorney|Allison Lee}}
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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.
Early life
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.{{Cite web |last=Jethwa |first=Aamir |date=October 22, 2023 |title=Who are LPGA golfer Alison Lee's parents? Exploring all about Johnny and Sung Kim Lee |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/who-are-lpga-golfer-alison-lee-s-parents-exploring-all-about-johnny-and-sung-kim-lee/ar-AA1iEXyl |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=MSN sports}}{{Cite web |first=Khambe Huda |last=Imran |date=October 29, 2023 |title=Who Are Alison Lee's Parents? All You Need to Know About 2X LET Pro's Family |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-who-are-alison-lees-parents-all-you-need-to-know-about-x-let-pros-family/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=EssentiallySports}}
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 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.
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
Professional wins (2)
=Ladies European Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|7 Aug 2021 |Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande (individual event) |align=right|65-65-71=201 |align=center|−15 |5 strokes |{{flagicon|RSA}} Ashleigh Buhai |
| align=center|2
|align=right|29 Oct 2023 |Aramco Team Series – Riyadh (individual event) |align=right|61-61-65=187 |align=center|−29 |8 strokes |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlota Ciganda |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
| style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|align=center|1 |align=center|2016 |LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlota Ciganda |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|align=center|2 |[align=center|2023 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Minjee Lee |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
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! Tournament !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 |
| align=left|Chevron Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T29 |T35 |73 |T27 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T44 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T8 |CUT |CUT |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|T26 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T60 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T26 |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T16 |T40 |WD |T44 |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T62 |T64 |T50 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T69 |T27 |T30 |T52 |CUT |
| align=left|The Evian Championship ^
|style="background:#eeeeee;" colspan=5| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T43 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |T65 |T50 |T20 |T22 |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T31 |T43 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T29 |CUT |T15 |T11 |T29 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
=Summary=
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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
| align=left|Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| align=left|The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| align=left|Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 31 |
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary
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! Year !! Tournaments |
| 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 |align=right|628,676 |23 |70.73 |14 |
| 2016
|22 |14 |0 |1 |0 |5 |2 |align=right|470,783 |38 |72.05 |71 |
| 2017
|22 |15 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T17 |align=right|155,163 |86 |71.46 |58 |
| 2018
|16 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T42 |align=right|12,054 |155 |74.64 |161 |
| 2019
|18 |9 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T11 |align=right|114,361 |105 |71.70 |81 |
| 2020
|8 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T29 |align=right|53,301 |106 |72.83 |97 |
| 2021
|17 |13 |0 |0 |0 |1 |9 |align=right|316,076 |63 |70.80 |40 |
| 2022
|24 |22 |0 |0 |0 |4 |T5 |align=right|688,430 |43 |70.62 |31 |
| 2023
|23 |20 |0 |3 |0 |5 |2 |align=right|1,411,998 |19 |70.47 |23 |
| 2024
|19 |13 |0 |0 |1 |4 |T3 |align=right|541,282 |71 |72.23 |112 |
| Totals^
!192 (2015) !133 (2015) !0 !4 !2 !25 !2 !align=right|4,392,124 !111 ! ! |
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^ Official as of 2024 season{{cite web |title=Alison Lee stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/alison-lee/98223/stats |access-date=December 3, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Alison Lee results |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/alison-lee/98223/results |access-date=December 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/statistics/money/career-money |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=December 3, 2024}}
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup: 2009 (winners), 2011 (tie, Cup retained), 2013 (winners)
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2010 (winners), 2012 (winners)
- Curtis Cup: 2014 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 2014
Professional
- Solheim Cup: 2015 (winners), 2024 (winners)
=Solheim Cup record=
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! Year !! Total |
| 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, |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 |1 |33.3 |
References
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External links
- {{LPGA player|alison-lee/98223}}
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- {{Twitter}}
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