Andrea Lee: Player Profile
Who is Andrea Lee?
Andrea Lee is one of the newest LPGA Tour winners, having claimed her maiden win in 2022, ahead of her Solheim Cup debut a year later.
The American played collegiate golf at Stanford University, and was one of the best amateur golfers of the decade. She spent a total of 17 weeks at No.1 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings. During her time at college, she became the most decorated golfer in Stanford history, setting a school record with nine individual titles. Lee won several individual accolades for her performances over her four-year stint.
Her professional career began in late 2019, and she immediately qualified for an LPGA Tour card for the next year. She had to wait until 2022 for her first victory. That came at the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic on the Epsom Tour, before she then won on the LPGA Tour five months later, victorious at the Portland Classic.
Lee made her debut in the Solheim Cup in 2023, as one of Stacy Lewis’ captain’s picks for the competition. Lee had previously played in the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup and Curtis Cup for Team USA.
Andrea Lee | An Overview
Personal Information
Name: Andrea Lee
Born: August 15, 1998
Nationality: United States
Residence: Los Angeles, California, United States
Career
College: Stanford University
Turned Pro: 2019
Professional Wins: 2
Highest World Ranking: 26 – February 6, 2023
Best Results In Majors
Best Finishes:
– Chevron Championship – T17 (2024)
– Women’s PGA Championship – CUT (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
– US Women’s Open – T15 (2022)
– Evian Championship – T15 (2022)
– AIG Women’s Open – T7 (2020)
Professional Wins – 2
2022 (2) – Casino Del Sol Golf Classic, Portland Classic
Achievements and Awards
AJGA Junior Player of the Year – 2014
WGCA Freshman of the Year – 2017
Mark H. McCormack Medal – 2019
Andrea Lee | What’s In Her Bag?
Lee is a Callaway staff player, playing the Paradym Triple Diamond driver and 3-wood. She also has a Rogue ST Max 5-wood, Mavrik Pro hybrid, Apex 19 irons and a pair of MD5 Jaws wedges. An Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie DB putter completes the bag, with Lee playing with the Callaway Chrome Soft X ball.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Andrea Lee
When and where was Andrea Lee born?
Andrea Lee was born Los Angeles, California, United States in August 1998. She began playing golf at the age of 5 under the tuition of her father, James.
When did Andrea Lee turn professional?
Lee turned professional in 2019 after graduating from Stanford University. During her time in collegiate golf, she broke the record for most individual titles at Stanford, winning nine times. She also won the Mark H McCormack Medal among many other individual accolades.
How many professional titles has Andrea Lee won?
As of September 2023, Lee is a two-time winner on the professional circuit. Both of those wins came in 2022. Her first was on the Epsom Tour, the developmental tour for the LPGA. Lee then secured her first LPGA Tour victory later that year, winning the Portland Classic.
Did you Know?
Amateur Success
Lee had four stints as the woman at the top of the World Amateur Golf Rankings. The first came in 2015 when she was just 17-years-old, with her last week at the top of the WAGR coming in October 2019.
She became the most decorated golfer in Stanford history, setting a school record with nine individual titles. She was WGCA Freshman of the Year in 2017, a finalist for WGCA Player of the Year, and a finalist for the Honda Sports Award for golf. In 2019, Lee was semi-finalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, and won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top-ranked amateur at the end of the season.
Junior Ryder & Solheim Cup Double
Andrea Lee is one of few golfers to have played in both the Junior Ryder Cup and the Junior Solheim Cups. She represented the United States in both, along with playing for her country at the Curtis Cup as well.
Making Major Cuts at 15
Lee played in the 2014 US Women’s Open at Pinehurst No.2. At the age of just 15, the American made the cut, with her dad as her caddie.
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Matt got into the game of golf from a young age, following his old man to the local golf club. He fell for the sport, and now can’t seem to go a day without thinking about how to improve his game (Thanks Dad!). Matt has been a member of Howley Hall GC in Leeds since 2020, and is just about managing to maintain a single-figure handicap. He likes to remind people that he once broke 75, but won’t tell people that it was on a shortened course during the winter.
He moved to Leeds after graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism. Matt joined NCG after almost five years travelling the world with the Professional Squash Association, working on events in all four corners of the globe.
Matt currently plays a Cobra King LTDx driver and RadSpeed 3-wood. TaylorMade monopolise the rest of his bag, with a SIM UDI, M5 irons and both Milled Grind and HI-TOE wedges, along with a Monza Redline putter. He uses a Vice Pro Plus golf ball, because he’s a bit different…
Away from golf, Matt is a Manchester United fan, and a keen runner, having ran the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon (his first and possibly last), in May 2023.
