The Players to Watch at the Evian

Minjee Lee

Lee, ranked No. 2, seems to be a factor in just about every major these days.

That was the case again at the KPMG last month, where she had a chance to nab her third major title in under a year.

Trailing by six strokes going into the final round, she put pressure on the leaders. Lee, however, missed a pivotal 4-footer on 17, coming away with a bogey. She rebounded with a birdie at 18, but finished in a tie with Lexi Thompson, a shot behind In Gee Chun.

Lee, 26, who made her professional debut at the Evian Championship in 2014 — she tied for 16th at that event — grew up in Perth, Australia. She took up the game at the age of 10, and, in 2012, she won the United States Girls’ Junior championship. Just two years later, she had risen to become the No. 1 amateur in the world.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/sports/golf/players-to-watch-evian-championship.html