IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE with MINJEE LEE
Born: Perth, Australia
Lives: Perth, Australia
Birthdate: May 27, 1996 – currently 18 years, 11 months, and 21 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned LPGA Tour card by sharing co-medalist honors at 2014 Qualifying School
Turned Professional: 2015
VICTORIES
- LPGA: First career LPGA victory
- ALPGA: 2014 Oates Victorian Open (as an amateur)
- RACE TO CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points with her win at the Kingsmill Championship and is projected to move up to 11th in the Race to CME Globe with 812 points
ROLEX RANKINGS
- Is projected to move from No. 59 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings to No. 19, up 40 spots
MONEY
- CAREER: With the $195,000 first-place check, Minjee moves to 365th on the LPGA Career Money List with $309,651
- SEASON: Minjee has earned $309,651 this season and is 13th on the 2015 LPGA Official Money List
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- Becomes the 9th winner of the Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, joining Lizette Salas, Cristie Kerr (3), Jiyai Shin, Annika Sorenstam, Suzann Pettersen, Karrie Webb, Se Ri Pak and Grace Park.
2015 IN A NUTSHELL
- 11 events played, one win, 7 cuts made, one additional top-10 finish, $309,651
OF NOTE
- Earns 30 points toward the Rolex Player of the Year race and is projected to move to 10th with 34 points
- Earns 150 points toward the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year and currently ranks fourth at 376
- Minjee is the first Australian winner since Karrie Webb won twice in 2014.
- Minjee joins Lydia Ko and Hyo Joo Kim as the players under the age of 20 to win on the LPGA Tour this year.
- Minjee is only the seventh player in LPGA history to win an LPGA event before her 19th birthday.
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