Lee Lopez
Lee Lopez

Player Profile
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Whittier, CA

High School:
La Serna

Last College:
Long Beach State

Height:
5-3

R/L:
Right

05/25/2012

Bruins Finish Eighth at NCAA Golf Championship

Do end career by tying for 14th place.

05/25/2012

Forsyth, Lee Earn NGCA Honors

Forsyth earns second Coach of the Year nod from NGCA.

05/24/2012

UCLA Tied for Ninth After Three Rounds at NCAA Championship

Do tied for 17th heading into the final round

05/23/2012

Bruins Climb into Second Place Tie at NCAA Championship

Do leads team with one-under 71.

05/22/2012

Golfers in Fifth Place after Opening Round

Do, Lee lead Bruins with even par scores.

03/14/2012

Women's Golf at Bruin Wave Invitational

W. Golf @ Bruin Wave Invitational; 2nd place finish; Mar. 5-6, 2012

02/27/2012

Women's Golf at Regional Challenge

Women's Golf at Regional Challenge; 1st place finish

Summer 2011 -- Tied for 18th in stroke play at the U.S. Women's Amateur with scores of 71-72--143 (+1) ... Advanced to the Round of 16 before falling 3 & 2 to Austin Ernst ... Defeated Kristina Merkle 4 & 2 in the first round and Stephanie Kim 2 & 1 in the second round ... Tied for first at the Canadian Amateur with scores of 74-74-73-73--294 before falling in a playoff ... Tied for third in stroke play at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Publinks with scores of 75-74--147 (+5) ... Lost in the first round of match play to Kelsey Chugg in 20 holes.

2010-11 -- Finished the season ranked 24th by GolfWeek and 27th by GolfStat ... Earned 2nd Team NGCA and 3rd Team GolfWeek All-America honors ... Tied for 26th at the NCAA Championship with scores of 73-78-72-74--297 (+9) ... Earned 1st Team All-Pac-10 honors ... Tied for 27th at the NCAA Central Regional ... Won her first collegiate title at the Bruin Wave Invitational with a birdie on the 54th hole ... Posted rounds of 70-73-69--212 (-4) ... Earned GolfDigest/GolfWorld Player of the Week honors for Mar. 7 ... Tied for seventh at the Regional Challenge with scores of 75-70-76--221 (+8) ... Tied for 10th at the PING/ASU with scores of 69-74-75--218 (+2) ... Fired a 67 (-5) in the opening round of the Fall Preview and tied for 16th ... Three-time member of the DHR.

UCLA 2009-10 -- Redshirted the season after transferring from Long Beach State.

Summer 2009 -- Won the L.A. City Women's Championship with scores of 71-69--140.

Long Beach State, 2008-09 -- Earned 2009 Big West Freshman of the Year and 1st Team All-Big West honors ... Made 10 starts and led the 49ers to their first league title and an NCAA Regional appearance ... Recorded eight rounds under par, four rounds under 70 and a counter ratio of 96%, all team leaders ... Fired a collegiate best 64 (-8) in the first round of the Las Vegas Showdown ... Recorded eight Top 10 results and nine Top 20s.

USGA Events -- At the 2008 USWAPL, she lost in the quarterfinals to Tiffany Joh, who won her second title ... Lopez tied for 27th in stroke play with scores of 80-75--155 (+9) ... Won her first round match against Kathleen White in 19 holes ... Beat Lindy Duncan 3 & 1 in the second round and Aimee Neff 3 & 2 in the third round ... Lost 2 & 1 to Joh in the quarterfinals ... Fell 2 & 1 to Duncan in the first round of the 2009 U.S Women's Amateur after tying for 53rd in medal play with scores of 78-72--150 (+8) ... Also made the top 64 in the '07 U.S. Women's Amateur with scores of 74-76--150 (+6) ... Lost 1-up in the first round to UCLA's Maria Jose Uribe, who won the title.

Junior Golf -- In 2007, she earned AJGA Honorable Mention All-America honors after recording five Top 25 results in six starts ... Finished fourth at both the Ping Phoenix Jr. (71-73-66--216, -6) and the Mission Hills Desert Jr. (72-74-74--220, +4) ... Tied for eighth at the Rolex Tournament of Champions (73-74-75-74--296, +11).

High School -- Lettered four years for coach Arsen Malkasian at La Serna HS ... Helped lead the Lancers to four consecutive Miramonte League championships ... Was a four-time MVP for the girls team at La Serna ... Won the 2007 CIF State individual title with a score of 70 at Poppy Hills.

Personal -- Lists her biggest thrill as "being a member of the UCLA women's golf team" ... Admires Lorena Ochoa ... Enjoys running, going to the beach, surfing and spending time with family and friends ... Born in her hometown ... Full name is Lee Angelica Lopez ... History major.

Career Statistics

Year

Starts

Rds

Victories

Top 10

Top 20

Rnds < Par

Rnds < 70

Avg.

Low

2008-09*

10

29

0

8

9

8

4

73.1

64

2010-11*

9

28

1

3

5

7

3

73.4

64

Totals

19

57

1

11

14

15

7

73.2

64


*at Long Beach State

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