2017-18 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Katie Lee
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Hunterdon Central Regional H.S.
- Hometown:
- Ringoes, N.J.
- School:
- Enrolled at Columbia College
- Major:
- Economics
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 57th 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 28th 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 10th 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 15th place with a six-over-par 75-75-72-222 at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 23-24) … Tied for 23rd 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 31st 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
TOURNAMENT BY TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
2017-18 SEASON
2018-19 SEASON
2019-20 SEASON
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 57th 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 28th 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 10th 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 15th place with a six-over-par 75-75-72-222 at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 23-24) … Tied for 23rd 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 31st 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 |
Highlights: FB | Columbia 29, Cornell 12
Saturday, November 22
Highlights: MBK | Columbia 82, Lehigh 67
Friday, November 21
Postgame: MBK | Coach Hovde Talks Lehigh Win
Friday, November 21
Preview: FB | Coach Poppe - Week 10 | Presented by Amity Hall Uptown
Friday, November 21












