Category: Minjee Lee

Ko Wins Founders Cup for Third Time in Five Years, Beating Minjee Lee in Playoff

CLIFTON, N.J.—Jin Young Ko overcame a four-shot deficit to win the Founders Cup for the third time in five years, getting the victory on the first playoff hole Sunday, May 14, when defending champion Minjee Lee three-putted for bogey. In winning for the 15th time on the LPGA Tour and the second time this year,…


In Gee Chun Wins Women’s PGA Championship

After a sizable lead since the first round, In Gee Chun had to rally on the final holes to edge Lexi Thompson, and Minjee Lee, by one stroke June 26 to win the third major of the year, at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Chun shot rounds of…


US Women’s Open 10M Purse Won by Australia’s Minjee Lee

The U.S. Women’s Open provided the largest purse in women’s golf history at $10 million. Australia’s Minjee Lee captured her second major at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina, to earn $1.8 million. Lee, in dominating fashion, won with a four-stroke victory of –13, 271 total, over second-place American Mina Harigae. “This is pretty special,”…


Australia’s Minjee Lee Wins U.S. Women’s Open Golf

Australia’s Minjee Lee has won the prestigious U.S. Women’s Open in North Carolina, earning her $US1.8 million, the biggest ever prize in women’s golf. The 26-year-old from Perth, Western Australia, took the event with 13 under par, four shots ahead of American Mina Harigae, and setting a new scoring record for the tournament, Golf Australia…


Australia’s Minjee Lee Wins US Women’s Open Golf

Australia’s Minjee Lee has won the prestigious U.S. Women’s Open in North Carolina, earning her $US1.8 million, the biggest ever prize in women’s golf. The 26-year-old from Perth, Western Australia, took the event with 13 under par, four shots ahead of American Mina Harigae, and setting a new scoring record for the tournament, Golf Australia…


First LPGA Event at the Hidden Jewel of Palos Verdes

At a hidden gem of a golf course along the southern coast of Los Angeles County, the first edition of the Palos Verdes Championship is played. In a field full of top players in the world, Australia’s Minjee Lee takes the first round lead with a bogey-free round of 63, shooting 8-under, tying her career-low…