Andrea Lee

ndrea Lee is a rising star in the LPGA Tour, highlighted by her first win at the 2022 Portland Classic. Lee has won at every level, most notably at Standford University earning 9 wins throughout her college career. She also having 17 weeks of being the #1 Women's Amateur throughout the World. After winning the Mark H. McCormack Award for the highest ranked women's amateur worldwide after the end of the 2019 season, Lee made the switch to professional. Andrea Lee was a top amateur who's now becoming a major player in the professional ranks. Listed below are some interesting information you've never known regarding American LPGA Tour member Andrea Lee. Andrea Lee was born on the 15th of August, 1997 in Los Angeles. James the father of her James started teaching her how to play golf when she was just five years old. She started competing in tournaments at the age of 8 and has won over 50 junior titles within 4 years. She qualified for in 2014 at the US Women's Open at Pinehurst No. She was 15 years old and her father acted as her caddie. The 15-year-old was given a sponsor's invitation to the year 2015 ANA Inspiration on the LPGA Tour but was unable to make the cut by one stroke. Lee was a member of the USA in the Junior Ryder Cup Junior Solheim Cup Curtis Cup Women's World Amateur Team Championship and the Junior Ryder Cup. In the year 2016, she enrolled at Stanford University and became its most decorated player at that time. In the following three years she earned nine individual titles. Lee was a graduate in the year 2018, has left Stanford University for the professional world. Her amateur golf career saw her spend 17 weeks on high in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Lee received the 2019 Mark H. McCormack Medal for finishing the year with the highest ranking amateur. While playing as an amateur, Lee achieved four holes in one, and one albatross. Her first year she was a top-10 player with two places. She came in seventh at the AIG Women's Open 2020, hosted at Kingsbarns Golf Links. Lee was the first woman to win her debut LPGA Tour win in the 2022 Portland Classic. She dedicated her win to her late father Min Lee, stating that he said I was a great player and was always confident in my ability. She added, "I was so grateful for him. It's a good thing that he's always looking over me." She has competed before in figure skating, soccer and Taekwondo. Outside of golf, her interests have included shopping at the movies, bowling, and snowboarding.