2020-21
Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a junior, shot an 80.00 on the year (720 strokes in nine rounds) … Shot a season-low round of 75 at the FAU Winter Warm-Up (Feb. 11) … Finished in 57
th place at the FAU Winter Warm-Up with a +20 (76-85-75).
2018-19
As a sophomore, concluded the year with a 80.29 stroke average (1,124 strokes in 14 rounds) … Registered one top-10 and one top-25 finish on year … Finished in 28
th place at the Ivy League Championship (April 19-21) with a 23-over-par 83-78-78-239, her second appearance at the event … Placed 10
th at the Richmond MatchUp (Oct. 13-14) at 12-over-par 78-78-156.
2017-18
As a first-year, finished with a 78.45 stroke average (1,726 strokes in 22 rounds) and three top-25 finishes … Shot a season-low 72 at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 23-24) third round … The 72 tied for a team season-low round and was accomplished in her first collegiate competition … Ranked second on the squad in fall stroke average (77.45) … Led the Lions and tied for 15
th place with a six-over-par 75-75-72-222 at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 23-24) … Tied for 23
rd place with a 15-over-par 76-78-79-231 at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) … Tied for third place at 12-over-par 80-76-156 at the Picciotto Memorial Intercollegiate (April 8-9) … Concluded her first Ivy League Championship (April 20-22) in 31
st place at 30-over-par 89-78-79-246.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, N.J., where she played four years of golf for head coach Fran Gacos … Earned All-American honors as a junior … Named the New Jersey Girls Golfer of the Year, while her team was selected the state girls golf team of the year by NJ.com as a senior … Captured seven high school golf tournaments during four-year career … Led team to state title as a senior in 2017 … Finished in second place individually after firing seven birdies during the 2017 state tournament as a senior … Finished her senior year with a 9-hole average of 36 … Won three tournaments during her senior year … Captured the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament by four strokes … Won the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1 Tournament with a 71 … Hit a hole-in-one and shot a 69 in winning the Skyland Conference Tournament … Led the Red Devils to New Jersey’s Tournament of Champions title and county title in 2017 … The Red Devils also went undefeated in county competition since the start of women’s golf in New Jersey … Overall, led her team to four straight county titles and a 45-12 overall four-year record … Named team captain as a senior … Four-time team Most Valuable Player … Won two individual tournament titles and averaged a 9-hole 37 as a junior … Won two individual titles and averaged a 9-hole 39 as a sophomore … Involved in volunteer activities and community service including playing music at senior care center.
PERSONAL
Born Kathleen Jiyeon Lee on July 28, 1999 in Yardley, Pa. … Daughter of Minkyu and Sooha Lee of Ringoes, N.J. … Has a sister Seungyeon Lee … Father attended Seoul National University … Family owns a leopard gecko … Played violin since she was three years old up until eighth grade and also played in her school orchestra … Enjoys New York for its musicals, plays, museums and food … Role model is her sister … Chose Columbia because it was her “dream school ever since she visited during her sophomore year of high school” … Selected Columbia because of its “incredible” economics program and golf team and the fact that she will get a good mix of competitive golf and rigorous academics … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics and has plans to obtain a Masters degree.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
| |
No. |
No. |
Avg. |
vs. |
Natl |
Low |
In |
Par or |
Fin. |
|
Best |
| Season |
Tour |
Rds |
Score |
Par |
Rating |
Round |
60s |
Better |
Pct. |
Wins |
Finish |
| 2017-18 |
8 |
22.0 |
78.55 |
6.64 |
950 |
72 |
0 |
1 |
39.1% |
0 |
3rd |
| 2018-19 |
6 |
14.0 |
80.29 |
8.29 |
- |
78 |
0 |
0 |
25.0% |
0 |
10th |
| 2019-20 |
4 |
9.0 |
80.00 |
8.22 |
1318 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
15.1% |
0 |
T57th |
| Career |
18 |
45.0 |
79.38 |
7.47 |
- |
72 |
0 |
1 |
28.6% |
0 |
3rd |
TOURNAMENT BY TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
2017-18 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Nittany Lion Invitational |
Sept. 23-24 |
75 |
75 |
72 |
-- |
222 |
+6 |
T15th |
| Princeton Invitational |
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 |
76 |
78 |
79 |
-- |
231 |
+15 |
T23rd |
| Yale Intercollegiate |
Oct. 6-8 |
76 |
81 |
-- |
-- |
157 |
+15 |
T60th |
| Cardinal Cup |
Oct. 21-22 |
85 |
76 |
81 |
-- |
242 |
+26 |
T70th |
| Florida State Match-Up |
Feb. 9-11 |
78 |
80 |
74 |
-- |
232 |
+16 |
T52nd |
| 3M Augusta Invitational |
March 16-18 |
80 |
79 |
81 |
-- |
240 |
+24 |
79th |
| Picciotto Mem. Intercollegiate |
April 8-9 |
80 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
156 |
+12 |
T3rd |
| Ivy League Championship |
April 20-22 |
89 |
78 |
79 |
-- |
246 |
+30 |
31st |
2018-19 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Princeton Invitational |
Sept. 29-30 |
81 |
86 |
-- |
-- |
167 |
+23 |
T67th |
| Bettie Lou Evans Invitational |
Oct. 5-7 |
82 |
78 |
79 |
-- |
239 |
+23 |
70th |
| Richmond MatchUp |
Oct. 13-14 |
78 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
156 |
+12 |
10th |
| FAU Winter WarmUp |
Feb. 17-18 |
80 |
81 |
-- |
-- |
161 |
+17 |
T34th |
| Wofford Low Country Inter. |
March 16-17 |
84 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
162 |
+18 |
T46th |
| Ivy League Championship |
April 19-21 |
83 |
78 |
78 |
-- |
239 |
+23 |
T28th |
2019-20 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Dartmouth Invitational |
Sept. 14-15 |
80 |
83 |
-- |
-- |
163 |
+19 |
63rd |
| Princeton Invitational |
Sept. 28-29 |
82 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
161 |
+17 |
T71st |
| Yale Intercollegiate |
Oct. 4- |
81 |
A |
79 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
90th |
| FAU Winter WarmUp |
Feb. 10-11 |
76 |
85 |
75 |
-- |
236 |
+20 |
T57th |
