Andrea Lee’s parents

Andrea Lee, the American professional golfer born on August 15, 1998, competes on the LPGA Tour as of February 2025. She turned professional in 2019 and by finishing tied for the 30th place at the LPGA Q-Series, she earned her way into the LPGA Tour for the 2020 season. However, she had to wait for two more years to secure her first professional win at the 2022 Epson Tour's Casino Del Sol Golf Classic, defeating Lucy Li in the playoffs. The same year, she won her first LPGA Tour at the Portland Classic. As of February 2025, she has yet to win a major, with her best finish (T3) coming in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open.

Lee, who was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Hermosa Beach, California, attended the Mira Costa High School. She made the cut at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open at the age of 15 and subsequently won the AJGA Junior Player of the Year. As an amateur, she won 12 tournaments and was ranked world amateur No. 1 for a total of 17 weeks (not consecutively). Lee also represented the United States at the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup, Curtis Cup, Espirito Santo Trophy, and the Arnold Palmer Cup between 2014 and 2018. She played collegiate golf at Stanford University and was the 2017 WGCA Freshman of the Year. In 2019, she won the Mark H. McCormack Medal, turning professional later that year.

Who are Andrea Lee’s parents?

Andrea Lee’s parents are James and Sunny Lee, according to her Stanford University bio. Originally from South Korea, Lee's parents relocated to Los Angeles when they were kids, as per the Los Angeles Magazine.

Andrea Lee’s father

Andrea Lee’s father is James Lee.

When Andrea was five, James introduced her to golf, and ten years later, he caddied for her when she qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women's Open, according to Golf Monthly.

James' father (Andrea's grandfather) worked at the Korean embassy in Tokyo for seven years. In 1977, at the age of nine, James and his mother arrived in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, opening a liquor store. (via the Los Angeles Magazine)

While talking about his daughter's talents in 2016, James said (via the Los Angeles Magazine), “The game of golf has taught Andrea a lot of things. It’s built her character and her personality and her integrity and all those good things. But she has, I believe, the talent as well. Not to be biased, because I’m her dad, but she has the showmanship; she performs. She plays better when others are more nervous.”

Andrea Lee’s mother

Andrea Lee’s mother is Sunny Lee.

Sunny's father was stationed at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., as a member of Korea's armed forces. His family stayed in Seoul and relocated to the United States in 1980, after his retirement. At the time, Sunny was nine years old and by 1982, they had settled in Gardena, California. Her mother was employed as a seamstress. (via the Los Angeles Magazine)