Minjee Lee

Minjee Lee (born 27 May 1996) is an Australian professional golfer. She is from from Perth, Australia. Lee became the number one ranked amateur golfer in February 2014 after winning the Oates Victorian Open, remaining number one until turning professional in September 2014. Lee has won three major championships: the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship, the 2022 U.S. Women's Open, and the 2025 Women's PGA Championship.

Early life and amateur career In 1996, Lee was born in Perth, Australia. In 2010, Lee became the youngest winner of the WA Amateur Open while still a year 9 student at Methodist Ladies' College, Perth. At the start of 2012, she was moved from MLC to Corpus Christi College, to be closer to Royal Fremantle Golf Club. She left Corpus Christi in 2013.

Lee was the winner of the 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior. She won the Australian Women's Amateur in 2013 and successfully defended the title in 2014.

Lee became the number one ranked amateur golfer on 26 February 2014 after winning the Oates Victorian Open on the ALPG Tour. She remained the number one ranked amateur golfer until September 2014 after leading the Australia team that won the Espirito Santo Trophy.

Professional career In September 2014, Lee turned professional. On 18 May 2015, Lee gained her first LPGA Tour victory at the Kingsmill 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 April 2018, she lost the LPGA Mediheal Championship in a playoff to Lydia Ko. In May, she won the LPGA Volvik Championship. She also became the first woman to win the Greg Norman Medal for being the best Australian professional golfer on the world stage. In 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.

Minjee Lee at the 2022 KPMG Women's PGA ChampionshipIn 2022, Lee had a sterling season. She won her seventh LPGA Tour event, the Cognizant Founders Cup, in May, defeating Lexi Thompson by two strokes, 269 (19-under-par) to Thompson's 271. Her eighth LPGA Tour win, the U.S. 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. Lee won by four strokes over Mina Harigae. This was the first occasion in a women's golf tournament where there were two prizes in excess of $1 million. Lee set a new record of 271, and led Harigae by three strokes after 54 holes. In November, she won the season-long Aon Risk Reward Challenge and $1,000,000 for the 2022 LPGA Tour season. This challenge selects one hole in every participating event and designates it as the Aon Risk Reward hole for that week. The challenge rewards the player who has the best two scores from every participating event that a player competes in throughout the season, measured by the lowest average score to par on these holes.

In June 2025, Lee secured her third victory in a major after claiming the title at the Women's PGA Championship. The following month, she recorded a third-placed finish at the Evian Championship, one stroke behind a two-way playoff for the title. In August, Lee became the first person to win the Rolex Annika Major Award on two occasions. In October, Lee helped Australia win the International Crown for the first time. On 5 May 2026, Minjee Lee committed to joining the WTGL.

Personal life Lee's parents, Soonam and Clara Lee, are both from South Korea, and emigrated to Australia in the early 1990s. Lee's younger brother, Min Woo, won the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur, making them the first brother/sister pair to win the USGA's junior championships.

Awards and honors In 2018, 2021, and 2023 she earned the Greg Norman Medal, bestowed to the top Australian international golfer. In 2018, she became the first female to earn the award.

Amateur wins 2010 Western Australia Women's Amateur 2011 Handa Junior Masters, Western Australia Women's Amateur, Singapore Ladies Amateur, Srixon International Junior Classic, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship 2013 Australian Women's Amateur, Western Australia Women's Amateur, Rene Erichsen Salver, Australian Girls' Amateur, Dunes Medal 2014 Australian Women's Amateur

Professional wins (14) LPGA Tour wins (11) Legend Major championships (3) Other LPGA Tour (8) Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

Ladies European Tour wins (3) Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour. Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

LET playoff record (2–0)

ALPG Tour wins (2)

Lee won the 2014 Oates Vic Open as an amateur. Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Major championships Wins (3)

Results timeline Results not in chronological order.

LA = low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (2019 British – 2023 British) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

LPGA Tour career summary ^ Official as of 21 June 2026

World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Worldranking Source 2015 18 2016 17 2017 19 2018 6 2019 9 2020 8 2021 7 2022 4 2023 4 2024 18 2025 3 2026 11^ ^ As of 29 June 2026

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2012, 2014 (winners) Astor Trophy (representing Australia): 2011 Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Australia): 2013 (winners)

Professional International Crown (representing Australia): 2014 (as an amateur), 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025 (winners)