Minjee Lee performs impressively at the US Girls’ Junior Championship
Minjee Lee, the Australian sensation, is playing great golf at the Lake Merced Golf Club, the venue for the US Girls’ Junior Championship.
Lee is virtually unknown on the international golf scene. She is one of the top notch Australian golfers who have managed to make it big on the Australian golf circuit. Lee is the daughter of a golf teacher so it is very clear where her golf genes came from.
Lee might be unknown to the American golf crowd, but she is a big name in the amateur golf world. At one time, she was the fourth top amateur golfer in the world. Currently she sits at number eight on the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Like other top players, Lee has a string of wins attached to her name. Just last year, she won four titles, making for an impressive record.
She won the Western Australian State Amateur, Singapore Ladies Amateur, Handa Junior Masters and Nedlands Masters.
Lee credits her mother for cultivating her interest in golf. She started playing early and learned the ropes from her mother. She developed her game early and competed in various amateur tournaments within Australia.
However, this was not enough for Lee. She gained experience and progressed up the ladder to become Australia’s top amateur golfer. Her game became more refined as she played in international tournaments such as the Astor Trophy and Ladies British Open Amateur
at Royal Portrush.
An enthusiastic golfer, Minjee Lee is always looking for a chance to play golf and improve her game.
She said, “I love the competition because there’s not many tournaments in Australia, so when I come here there are so many tournaments [to choose]. The competition is great. I get to see where I am at”.
Her stay in the US is almost full of golf events. After the Championship, she will attend the National Team camp, an eight day event to train and prepare young golfer. Her next stop will be the U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Country Club, scheduled for Cleveland,
Ohio.
Lee is a talented player who has a great potential of making it big in the amateur golf circuits.
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