"Minjee Lee, the invisible champion without an Australian sponsor". "The rise and rise of WA teen golfer Minjee Lee, president of the club". ^ Quartermain, Glen (1 February 2015).Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. "Teenage golfer is WA classic favourite". International Crown (representing Australia): 2014 (as an amateur), 2016, 2018.Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Australia): 2013 (winners).Astor Trophy (representing Australia): 2011.Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2012, 2014 (winners).Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. ^ Official as of 25 September 2022 World rank Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times).Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (2019 British – 2022 British, current).Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020. ^ Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Korda won with birdie on first extra hole
Min jin lee professional#
Professional wins (11) LPGA Tour wins (8) Legend 2013 Australian Women's Amateur, Western Australia Women's Amateur, Rene Erichsen Salver, Australian Girls' Amateur, Dunes Medal.Girls' Junior, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship 2011 Handa Junior Masters, Western Australia Women's Amateur, Singapore Ladies Amateur, Srixon International Junior Classic, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship.Junior Amateur, making them the first brother/ sister pair to win the USGA's junior championships. Lee's younger brother, Min Woo Lee, won the 2016 U.S. Lee's parents, Soonam and Clara Lee, were both from Korea, and emigrated to Australia in the early 1990s. Lee set a new record of 271, and led Harigae by three strokes after 54 holes. This was the first occasion in a women's golf tournament where there were two prizes in excess of $1 million. Lee won by four strokes over Mina Harigae, who received $1,080,000. Women's Open on 5 June 2022, earned her the largest payday to date in women's golf history, $1.8 million of the $10 million total purse. She was ranked fifth in the world before her win, just behind fourth-ranked Atthaya Thitikul who finished the final round with a 63, good for a tie for eighth place at 13-under-par.
The start of the final round was delayed by an hour because of fog. Her final round of 70 was the only one she did not have in the 60s. She won her seventh LPGA Tour event, the Cognizant Founders Cup, on, beating Lexi Thompson by two strokes, 269 (19-under-par) to Thompson's 271. She scored −4 across the four rounds and finished 29th, out of medal contention. Lee qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and competed in the women's competition. On 25 July 2021, Lee won her first major championship, the Amundi Evian Championship, by coming from seven strokes behind in the final round and defeating Lee Jeong-eun on the first playoff hole. By late the following month, she had risen to number two in the Women's World Golf Rankings, but in her home country she still had such a low profile that she was described by The Age as the "Invisible Champion of Australia". On 28 April 2019, Lee won the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open, her fifth LPGA Tour victory. She also became the first woman to win the Greg Norman Medal for being the best Australian professional golfer on the world stage. Lee finished 2018 ranked second on the money list with $1,551,032 in earnings, finishing second in scoring average with 69.75 shots per round.
In April 2018, she lost the LPGA Mediheal Championship in a playoff to Lydia Ko, then on, won the LPGA Volvik Championship. Lee represented Australia in the women's golf competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing in a tie for 7th. In 2016, she won the Lotte Championship in April, and the Blue Bay LPGA tournament in October. On, Lee gained her first LPGA Tour victory – the Kingsmill Championship. She remained the number one ranked amateur golfer until she turned professional in September 2014 after leading the Australia team that won the Espirito Santo Trophy. Lee became the number one ranked amateur golfer on 26 February 2014 after winning the Oates Victorian Open on the ALPG Tour. She won the Australian Women's Amateur in 2013 and successfully defended the title in 2014. At the start of 2012, she was moved from MLC to Corpus Christi College, to be closer to her golf course at Royal Fremantle. In 2010, Lee became the youngest winner of the WA Amateur Open while still a year 9 student at Methodist Ladies' College, Perth.
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