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Player Bio: James Lee - UCLA Official Athletic Site

April 17, 2013 | Men's Golf

2008-09 -- Made two starts and played just six rounds ... Best finish was a tie for 67th at the USC Invitational ... Best round was a 75 in the first round of the USC event ... Graduated in the Spring of 2009 with a degree in Asian Humanities.

Summer 2008 -- Suffered an injured wrist in June and was unable to compete.

2007-08 -- Tied for medalist honors at the CordeValle Collegiate with scores of 65-72-74--211 (-5), his first collegiate victory ... First round 65 (-7) was a career-best ... Recorded four straight Top 20 results to begin the season ... Tied for 13th at the Big Ten/Pac-10 event and tied for 14th at both the Cougar and CS Bakersfield invitationals ... In 20 rounds, he recorded five rounds under par and four rounds in the 60s ... Posted a counter percentage of 82%. Summer 2007--Tied for sixth at the Sahalee Players Championship with scores of 72-76-69-76--293 (+5).

Summer 2007 -- Tied for sixth at the Sahalee Players Championship with scores of 72-76-69-76--293 (+5).

2006-07 -- Made eight starts and played 24 rounds ... Recorded two Top 10s and three Top 20s ... Best finish was fourth at the Braveheart ... Finished ninth at the Husky Invite with scores of 66-74-73--213 (-3) ... His opening round 66 was a season-best ... Closed with a 68 (-4) at the NIT in April and tied for 27th.

Summer 2006 -- Tied for 23rd at the Players Amateur with scores of 70-67-65-74--276 (-8) ... Tied for 24th at Sahalee with scores of 76-76-72-71--295 (+7).

2005-06 -- Earned a trip to the NCAA Championship on the strength of his tie for 21st at the Pac-10 Championship ... Tied for 32nd at the NCAAs with scores of 71-75-72-72--290 (+2) ... All four of those rounds were counters ... Recorded a pair of Top 10 finishes during the season: T4 at CordeValle and T10 at Monarch Bay ... Posted six rounds under par, including one at the NCAAs ... 84% of his rounds were counters.

Summer 2005 -- Won the 2005 Family Toyota/Family Honda Championship with score of 67-67-64--198 (-18) at Coto de Caza ... Tied for 12th at the California State Fair Amateur with scores of 70-72-70--212 (-4).

Junior Golf -- Two-time 1st Team AJGA All-American (2005 and '03) and honorable mention in 2004 ... Placed second in the 2005 Hanmi Bank Junior Open with scores of 72-69-67--208 (-8) ... Won the I.R.I Arizona National Mixed Team Championship with Jennie Lee (no relation) ... They posted scores of 64-66-65--195 ... Won the 2004 AJGA Polo Championship with a victory in 23 holes against David May in the match play finals ... Defeated Armond Vongvanji 2-up in the semifinals and beat Matt Swan 6 and 4 in the quarterfinals ... Won 1-up in the second round and 4 and 3 in the first round ... Won the 2004 AJGA Toyota/Honda Junior at Coto de Caza with scores of 74-65-69--208 (-8) ... Tied for 10th at the Thunderbird International Jr. with scores of 71-71-72--214 ... Recorded three Top 10 finishes in 2003 ... Quarterfinalist at the 2003 U.S. Jr. Amateur.

High School -- Earned four varsity letters for three different coaches at Sonora HS ... Four-time 1st Team All-CIF selection ... Named 2003 Southern California Player of the Year ... Two-time CIF individual regional champion (2003 and '04).

Personal -- Chose UCLA for its academics and athletics ... Plays golf because he enjoys competing against the environment ... Lists his greatest thrill as winning his first tournament and his first major event (2004 AJGA Tournament of Champions) ... Plays the guitar in his spare time ... Admires Tiger Woods for his confidence and strength ... Has one younger brother ... Undeclared major.

Career Statistics

  James Lee
James Lee
Player Profile
Hometown:
La Habra, CA

High School:
Sonora

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 160

R/L:
Right

Year

Starts

Rds

Victories

Top 10

Top 20

Rnds < 70="">

Rnds < par="">

Avg.

Low

2005-06

10

31

0

2

3

2

6

74.0

68

2006-07

8

24

0

2

3

2

3

74.0

66

2007-08

7

20

1

1

4

4

5

74.4

65

2008-09

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

79.6

75

Totals

27

81

1

5

10

8

14

74.5

65

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