Alison Lee Explained

Alison Lee
Birth Date:	26 February 1995
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
College:	UCLA
Yearpro:	2014
Tour:	LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Prowins:	2
Letwins:	2
Nabisco:	T8: 2022
Lpga:	T27: 2021
Wusopen:	T16: 2021
Wbritopen:	T11: 2023
Evian:	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.

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.^[1] ^[2]

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

Source:^[3]

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	7 Aug 2021	Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande (individual event)	65-65-71=201	−15	5 strokes	Ashleigh Buhai
2	29 Oct 2023	Aramco Team Series – Riyadh (individual event)	61-61-65=187	−29	8 strokes	Carlota Ciganda

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.

Year

Tournament

Opponent(s)

Result

2016

LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship

Carlota Ciganda

Lost to birdie on first extra hole

[align=center|[[2023 LPGA Tour|2023]]|BMW Ladies Championship |

Minjee Lee|Lost to birdie on first extra hole|}

Results in LPGA majors

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

Summary

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
	1	1	9	6
	0	1	10	6
	0	0	9	7
	1	3	7	6
	0	2	8	6
Totals	2	7	43	31

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (three times)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made *	2nds	3rds	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2009	1	1	0	0	0	T26	n/a	n/a	73.25	n/a
2010	1	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	77.50	n/a
2011	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	2	1	0	0	0	T60	n/a	n/a	76.83	n/a
2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	1	1	0	0	0	T29	n/a	n/a	72.50	n/a
2015	23	19	0	1	6	3	628,676	23	70.73	14
2016	22	14	1	0	5	2	470,783	38	72.05	71
2017	22	15	0	0	0	T17	155,163	86	71.46	58
2018	16	4	0	0	0	T42	12,054	155	74.64	161
2019	18	9	0	0	0	T11	114,361	105	71.70	81
2020	8	4	0	0	0	T29	53,301	106	72.83	97
2021	17	13	0	0	1	9	316,076	63	70.80	40
2022	24	22	0	0	4	T5	688,430	43	70.62	31
2023	23	20	3	0	5	2	1,411,998	19	70.47	23
2024	19	13	0	1	4	T3	541,282	71	72.23	112
Totals^	192 (2015)	133 (2015)	4	2	25	2	4,392,124 <	-- $ Earnings -->	111

^ Official as of 2024 season^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
* 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	^[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]

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

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,<br>lost w/ B. Lincicome 2 dn	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<br>won w/ M. Khang 4&3	1	33.3

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Jethwa . Aamir . October 22, 2023 . Who are LPGA golfer Alison Lee's parents? Exploring all about Johnny and Sung Kim Lee . 2024-07-17 . MSN sports.
Web site: Khambe Huda . Imran . October 29, 2023 . Who Are Alison Lee's Parents? All You Need to Know About 2X LET Pro's Family . 2024-07-17 . EssentiallySports.
Web site: Alison Lee . World Amateur Golf Ranking . August 25, 2015.
Web site: Alison Lee stats . LPGA . December 3, 2024.
Web site: Alison Lee results . LPGA . December 3, 2024.
Web site: Career Money . LPGA . December 3, 2024.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 29, 2009.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2010.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 27, 2011.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 31, 2012.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 30, 2013.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 29, 2014.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2015.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 26, 2016.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2017.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 31, 2018.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 30, 2019.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2020.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 27, 2021.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 26, 2022.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2023.