Alison Lee
American professional golfer (born 1995)
Alison Lee (born February 26, 1995) is an American professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and was a college student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was ranked #1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 16 weeks in 2013-14.
01Early life and amateur career
In 1995, Lee was born in Los Angeles, California to Korean immigrant parents. She started golfing at a young age. Lee's father Johnny Lee was her first instructor.
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 remained a student at the university, however, during much of her pro career.
02Professional career
In December 2014, Lee turned professional. She 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.
03Amateur 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
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04Professional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | LPGA KEB-Hana Bank Championship | Carlota Ciganda | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2023 | BMW Ladies Championship | Minjee Lee | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
05Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | T26 | CUT | T60 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | ||||
| Women's British Open |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T29 | T35 | 73 | T27 | T44 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T26 | CUT | CUT | T16 | T40 | WD | T44 | T14 | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T62 | T64 | T50 | CUT | T69 | T27 | T30 | T52 | CUT | T5 | ||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T6 | T43 | CUT | NT | T65 | T50 | T20 | T22 | T41 | |||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T31 | T43 | T29 | CUT | T15 | T11 | T29 | T65 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10 Did not playCUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 35 |
- Most consecutive cuts made, 5 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s, 1 (three times)
06LPGA Tour career summary
| 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 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | 0 | n/a | 73.25 | n/a |
| Totals^ | 194 (2015) | 134 (2015) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 4,392,124 | 111 |
^ Official as of 2025 season
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
07World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 364 | |
| 2010 | 531 | |
| 2011 | , | |
| 2012 | 584 | |
| 2013 | 755 | |
| 2014 | 483 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 91 | |
| 2018 | 353 | |
| 2019 | 210 | |
| 2020 | 186 | |
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
08U.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), 2026
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, 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 won w/ M. Khang 4&3 |
1 | 33.3 |
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