Hailee Cooper

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Hailee Cooper (born December 21, 1999) is an American professional golfer from Montgomery, Texas. In 2024 she turned professional and joined the Epson Tour. In 2018, Cooper made her LPGA Tour debut at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open where she made the cut, finishing 55th.

Amateur career

Cooper was introduced to the sport of golf early, reportedly first holding a golf grip at three days old.{{Cite web |last=Godsey |first=Emily |date=2023-04-03 |title=‘A Needed Change’ |url=https://thebatt.com/sports/a-needed-change/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=The Battalion}} By age 10 she was fully committed to the sport, placing fifth in the Southern Texas Professional Golfers’ Association Junior Tournament. By 12, her talent was being spotted by college coaches. She won the Texas State golf championships during her first year of high school. In high school, Cooper was a five-time AJGA Rolex All-American and named one of the top prospects in the Class of 2018.{{Cite news |date=2022-11-15 |title=Golf led Texas A&M's Hailee Cooper to nearly quit; now she leads |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/golf-led-texas-ams-hailee-cooper-nearly-quit-now-she-leads |access-date=2025-06-01 |work=NBC Sports |first=Libby |last=Gilliland}}{{Cite magazine |last=Casey |first=Kevin |title=Hailee Cooper overcomes triple bogey to stay in position at Girls Junior PGA |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2017/07/19/junior-golf-hailee-cooper-overcomes-triple-bogey-to-retain-lead-at-girls-junior-pga/76641661007/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |magazine=Golfweek |date=July 19, 2017}} In 2016, Cooper won the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball title with partner Kaitlyn Papp.{{Cite magazine |title=On a crammed U.S. Women's Open leaderboard at Erin Hills, a Cinderella lurks |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2025/05/29/crammed-u-s-womens-open-leaderboard-cinderella-lurks/83932985007/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |magazine=Golfweek |date=May 29, 2005 |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols}} She was signed by the University of Texas to play on the women's golf team. Prior to starting at Texas, in 2018 Cooper made her first appearance in the LPGA tour at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open. Her father served has her caddie. Cooper made the cut and finished 55th in the event.{{Cite web |title=Trio of Aggies Set for 80th U.S. Women’s Open |url=https://12thman.com/news/2025/5/28/womens-golf-trio-of-aggies-set-for-80th-us-womens-open |access-date=2025-06-01 |publisher=Texas A&M Athletics |date=May 28, 2025 |first=Brandon |last=Collin}}

At Texas, Cooper earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors and led the team in scoring. During her sophomore year, Cooper's game was impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which cancelled the remainder of the season. After three years at Texas, in 2021, Cooper transferred to Texas A&M University, where she "rediscovered" her love of the game under coach Gerrod Chadwell. Cooper played two seasons at A&M, where the Aggies went to the NCAA semifinals twice and then won the 2023 SEC Championship.{{Cite news |last=Tate |first=Rob |date=2023-04-20 |title=Montgomery grad Cooper contributes big in SEC golf title for Texas A&M |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/sports/article/alumni-notebook-hailee-cooper-17908638.php |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230420163422/https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/sports/article/alumni-notebook-hailee-cooper-17908638.php |archive-date=2023-04-20 |access-date=2025-06-01 |newspaper=The Courier |url-status=live}}

Professional career

In 2024, Cooper joined the ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour (WAPT) and then the Epson Tour. On the Epson Tour, she made 11 cuts in 12 starts, and four top-10 results.{{Cite web |title=Hailee Cooper Finds Early Success During Sophomore Campaign on Epson Tour |publisher=Epson Tour |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2025/hailee-cooper-finds-early-success-during-sophomore-campaign-on-epson-tour |date=April 10, 2025 |first=Ally |last=Lutter |access-date=2025-06-01}}{{Cite web |title=Hailee Cooper’s Rollercoaster of a Season Concludes at LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying |publisher=Epson Tour |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2024/hailee-coopers-rollercoaster-of-a-season-concludes-at-lpga-q-series-final-qualifying |date=December 3, 2024 |first=Luke |last=Otto |access-date=2025-06-01}}{{Cite web |title=Hailee Cooper, Clariss Guce Tied at the Top in Indian Wells after Round One |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/hailee-cooper-clariss-guce-tied-at-the-top-in-indian-wells-after-round-one |date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=2025-06-01}} On the WAPT, she won three times. In April at the L'Auberge Lake Charles Championship;{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Tyler |date=2024-04-13 |title=Aggie Hailee Cooper wins first professional event |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2024/04/13/aggie-hailee-cooper-wins-first-professional-event/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |work=KBTX}} in May at the Oscar Williams Classic at Hurricane Creek; and in August at the Heritage Classic with a 9-under 63 result, earning enough points to enter into LPGA qualifying tournaments.{{Cite news |date=August 4, 2024 |title=Hailee Cooper wins Heritage Classic with blistering final round: 'My personal record' |url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/golf/article290747434.html#storylink=cpy |newspaper=Witchita Eagle}}{{cite web |url=https://wapt.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wapt24/event/wapt2411/contest/1/profile/hcooper94/tresults.htm |title=Hailee Cooper |publisher=WAPT}}

In 2025, Cooper made the cut in her first seven appearances on the Epson Tour.{{Cite web |title=Epson Tour Sophomores Cooper, Avery Making Names Known on Day One of U.S. Women’s Open |publisher=Epson Tour |date=May 29, 2025 |first=Ally |last=Lutter |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2025/epson-tour-sophomores-cooper-avery-making-names-known-on-day-one-of-us-womens-open |access-date=2025-06-01}} Cooper qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open in April after a qualifying round at the Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson, Texas. In May, Cooper placed fourth in the Copper Rock Championship,{{Cite web |title=Copper Rock Championship |publisher=Epson Tour |url=https://www.epsontour.com/tournaments/copper-rock-championship/results |access-date=2025-06-01}} equaling the tournament record in her opening day.{{Cite web |last=Preece |first=Brian |date=2025-05-16 |title=Copper Rock Championship Dazzles On Day 1 |url=https://kslsports.com/golf/copper-rock-championship-2025/548116 |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=KSL Sports}}{{Cite web |title=Hailee Cooper Blows Away the Field in the First Round of the Copper Rock Championship |publisher=Epson Tour |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2025/hailee-cooper-blows-away-the-field-in-the-first-round-of-the-copper-rock-championship |date=May 15, 2025 |first=Luke |last=Otto |access-date=2025-06-01}}

Heading into the U.S. Open tournament, Cooper was in eighth place in the Race-for-the-Card point standings. Cooper's performance at the U.S. Women's Open stood out, as she shot a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the tournament.{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Carl |date=2025-05-30 |title=Incredible Rise of Hailee Cooper: U.S. Women's Open Cinderella Emerges from Shadows |url=https://motorcyclesports.net/incredible-rise-of-hailee-cooper-u-s-womens-open-cinderella-emerges-from-shadows/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=M Sports}} After the second round, Cooper made the cut.{{Cite web |last=Owczarski |first=Jim |title=US Women’s Open cut tracker: Here's who made and missed the cut |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/golf/2025/05/30/u-s-womens-open-2025-cut-line-tracker/83941820007/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=May 30, 2025}} She finished tied for 7th.{{Cite web |last=Lutter |first=Ally |date=June 15, 2025 |title=Hailee Cooper Earns U.S. Women's Open Paycheck Just in Time for Father's Day |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2025/hailee-cooper-earns-us-womens-open-paycheck-just-in-time-for-fathers-day |access-date=2025-06-16 |publisher=LPGA}}

Amateur wins

2013 Junior All-Star at Gray Plantation
2014 Collegiate Preview, Texas State Junior Championship, Goodman Networks Junior at Timarron, Under Armour-Jordan Speith Championship
2015 Collegiate Preview, Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior at Horseshoe Bay,
2016 AJGA Kansas Junior at Buffalo Dunes, U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball
2017 Texas Women's Stroke Play
2018 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite
2019 Bruzzy Challenge

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/hailee-cooper-20303 |title=Hailee Cooper |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=June 1, 2025}}