Alison Lee
Lee at the 2015 Solheim Cup
Personal information
Born (1995-02-26) February 26, 1995
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUCLA
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT8: 2022
Women's PGA C'shipT27: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenT16: 2021
Women's British OpenT11: 2023
Evian ChampionshipT6: 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.

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:[1]

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 South Africa Ashleigh Buhai
2 29 Oct 2023 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh (individual event) 61-61-65=187 −29 8 strokes Spain Carlota Ciganda

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2016 LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship Spain Carlota Ciganda Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2023 BMW Ladies Championship Australia Minjee Lee Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship CUT T29 T35 73 T27 T44 T8 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T62 T64 T50 CUT T69 T27 T30 T52
U.S. Women's Open T26 CUT T60 T26 CUT CUT T16 T40 WD
The Evian Championship ^ T6 T43 CUT NT T65 T50 T20
Women's British Open CUT T31 T43 T29 CUT T15 T11

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00001186
Women's PGA Championship00000087
U.S. Women's Open00000195
The Evian Championship00001265
Women's British Open00000275
Totals0000263828
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (three times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made *		Wins2nds3rdsTop
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
Totals^ 173 (2015) 120 (2015) 0 4 1 21 2 3,850,842 113

^ Official as of November 19, 2023[2][3][4]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
2009364[5]
2010531[6]
2011–[7]
2012584[8]
2013755[9]
2014483[10]
201523[11]
201634[12]
201791[13]
2018353[14]
2019210[15]
2020186[16]
202189[17]
202289[18]
202320[19]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
Matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
Won		Points
%
Career 4 1–3–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 1 25
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

References

  1. ↑ "Alison Lee". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alison Lee stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Alison Lee results". LPGA. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
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