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Hometown/Resides: Perth, Australia

Birthdate: May 27, 1996; currently 22 years, 11 months and 1 day

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned co-medalist honors at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2014/2015

LPGA: Fifth career victory

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2018 LPGA Volvik Championship; 2016 Blue Bay LPGA; 2016 LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey; 2015 Kingsmill Championship

With her win, Lee earns 500 points and is projected to move from fourth to second in the Race to the CME Globe with 1,492 points

With her win, Lee earns $225,000; she has earned $703,472 this season and $5,317,468 for her career

2018 – T7

Nine events played, nine cuts made, $703,472, one victory, three additional top-10 finishes

With the win, Lee is projected to move from fourth to second in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, the highest ranking of her career
Lee earned her fifth LPGA Tour victory; only Karrie Webb (41), Jan Stephenson (16) and Rachel Hetherington (eight) have more wins among Australian players
With the $225,000 winner’s check, Lee moves to $5,317,468 in career earnings, projecting her to move past Katherine Kirk and become the third-winningest player from Australia, behind Karrie Webb ($20,254,718) and Rachel Hetherington ($5,730,915)
Lee is the ninth different winner of the LPGA Tour season and the first winner from Australia

In the Winner’s Circle with Minjee Lee

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