Minjee Lee receives 2022 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award
From LPGA Communications:
GULLANE, EAST LOTHIAN, Scotland, August 7, 2022 – Following the conclusion of the AIG Women’s Open, Minjee Lee has officially clinched the 2022 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award (RAMA), which recognizes the player who has the most outstanding record in all five major championships during the LPGA Tour season.
Along with her victory at the U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica, Lee also earned a tie for second at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, 12th at The Chevron Championship and a tie for 43rd at the Amundi Evian Championship. She closed out her major season with a tie for fourth at the AIG Women’s Open, her fifth top-10 result in nine appearances at the championship...
Lee won the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open in dominating fashion, finishing at 13-under 271, the lowest score in the major’s 77-year history. With her win, Lee joined Jan Stephenson (1983) and Karrie Webb (2000, 2001) as Australians to win the major championship. Read more
From LPGA News, by Amy Rogers:
As the only player to not just win one of the season’s five major titles but to also record multiple top 10s in the biggest events of the year, Minjee Lee clinched the Rolex Annika Major Award, which is given to the player with the most consistent record in the year’s five major championships - the Chevron Championship, the U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the Amundi Evian Championship, and the AIG Women’s Open.
Lee’s record in the majors was second to none in 2022.
In the final playing at Mission Hills, Lee recorded a 12th place finish at the Chevron Championship, the first major of the year. Then, the Aussie earned her second major title at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles to jump to the top of the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award point standings. Read more
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