| Alison Lee | |
|---|---|
Lee at the2015 Solheim Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-02-26)February 26, 1995 (age 30) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | UCLA |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined2015) |
| 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 |
Alison Lee (born February 26, 1995) is an Americanprofessional golfer who plays on theLPGA Tour and is a college student at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles. She was ranked number 1 in theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking for 16 weeks in 2013–14.
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 USAJunior Solheim Cup team in 2009, 2011, and 2013 helping to lead the US to three straight victories and was a member of theJunior Ryder Cup team in 2010 and 2012 and theCurtis 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 theLPGA Qualifying Tournament.
In her rookie season, she qualified for the United StatesSolheim Cup team, based on her world ranking.
Source:[3]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Aug2021 | Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande (individual event) | 65-65-71=201 | −15 | 5 strokes | |
| 2 | 29 Oct2023 | Aramco Team Series – Riyadh (individual event) | 61-61-65=187 | −29 | 8 strokes |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
| 2 | 2023 | BMW Ladies Championship | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T3 | 541,282 | 71 | 72.23 | 112 |
| Totals^ | 192(2015) | 133(2015) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 4,392,124 | 111 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[4][5][6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position inWomen's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 364 | [7] |
| 2010 | 531 | [8] |
| 2011 | – | [9] |
| 2012 | 584 | [10] |
| 2013 | 755 | [11] |
| 2014 | 483 | [12] |
| 2015 | 23 | [13] |
| 2016 | 34 | [14] |
| 2017 | 91 | [15] |
| 2018 | 353 | [16] |
| 2019 | 210 | [17] |
| 2020 | 186 | [18] |
| 2021 | 89 | [19] |
| 2022 | 89 | [20] |
| 2023 | 20 | [21] |
| 2024 | 35 | [22] |
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total Matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points Won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 toG. Hall 4&3 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 lost w/L. Thompson 6&5 won w/M. Khang 4&3 | 1 | 33.3 |