Age, Biography and Wiki
Minjee Lee was born on 27 May, 1996 in Perth, Western Australia, is an Australian professional golfer. Discover Minjee Lee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 27 years old?
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27 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
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27 May, 1996 |
| Birthday |
27 May |
| Birthplace |
Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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She is a member of famous Golfer with the age 27 years old group.
Minjee Lee Height, Weight & Measurements
At 27 years old, Minjee Lee height is 1.65 m .
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1.65 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Minjee Lee Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Minjee Lee worth at the age of 27 years old? Minjee Lee’s income source is mostly from being a successful Golfer. She is from Australia. We have estimated Minjee Lee's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Golfer |
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Timeline
She scored −4 across the four rounds and finished 29th, out of medal contention.
She won her seventh LPGA Tour event, the Cognizant Founders Cup, on 15 May 2022, beating Lexi Thompson by two strokes, 269 (19-under-par) to Thompson's 271.
Her final round of 70 was the only one she did not have in the 60s.
The start of the final round was delayed by an hour because of fog.
She was ranked fifth in the world before her win, just behind fourth-ranked Atthaya Thitikul who finished the final round with a 63, good for a tie for eighth place at 13-under-par.
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, who received $1,080,000.
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.
On 15 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.
Lee's parents, Soonam and Clara Lee, were both from Korea, and emigrated to Australia in the early 1990s.
Minjee Lee (born 27 May 1996) is an Australian professional golfer from Perth.
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.
Lee was the winner of the 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior.
She left Corpus Christi in 2013.
She won the Australian Women's Amateur in 2013 and successfully defended the title in 2014.
She 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.
On 25 July 2021, Lee won her first major championship, the Amundi Evian Championship.
On 5 June 2022, she won her second major championship, the U.S. Women's Open.
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 she turned professional in September 2014 after leading the Australia team that won the Espirito Santo Trophy.
Lee won the 2014 Oates Vic Open as an amateur.
Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
On 18 May 2015, Lee gained her first LPGA Tour victory at the Kingsmill Championship.
In 2016, she won the Lotte Championship in April, and the Blue Bay LPGA in October.
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.
Lee's younger brother, Min Woo Lee, won the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur, making them the first brother/sister pair to win the USGA's junior championships.
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.
In April 2018, she lost the LPGA Mediheal Championship in a playoff to Lydia Ko, then on 27 May 2018, won the LPGA Volvik Championship.
Lee finished 2018 ranked second on the money list with $1,551,032 in earnings, finishing second in scoring average with 69.75 shots per round.
She also became the first woman to win the Greg Norman Medal for being the best Australian professional golfer on the world stage.
On 28 April 2019, Lee won the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open, her fifth LPGA Tour victory.
By late the following month, she had risen to number two in the Women's World Golf Rankings, but in her home country she still had such a low profile that she was described by The Age as the "Invisible Champion of Australia".
On 25 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.
Lee qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and competed in the women's competition.
