Alison Lee of america smiles after placing on the 18th inexperienced through the second spherical of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Membership on November 17, 2023 in Naples, Florida. (Picture by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Photos)
What’s it that lastly turned issues round for Alison Lee?
Seems it was a spherical of golf with Fred {Couples} in September on the Berenberg Invitational. {Couples} reached out to somebody after the spherical to get Lee’s quantity after which despatched her a observe saying: “Hey, I didn’t get to let you know through the spherical, however you might be fricking good.”
That opened the door to an ongoing textual content alternate that has continued for a number of months. Lee will get emotional speaking about it, calling {Couples} her No. 1 fan the final a number of months. He calls her “Mrs. Monster.”
“Like he simply was hammering into me like, you want to consider. You’re a very good participant. It’s essential to go on the market and consider,” she mentioned.
In South Korea on the BMW Women Championship, Lee felt a shift. She misplaced in a playoff to Minjee Lee after which received the following week on the LET in Saudi Arabia. Final week at The Annika, she completed runner-up once more.
Lee’s scoring common in her final 4 begins, together with CME, is 65.62.
“I really feel so in tune with myself and my recreation,” mentioned Lee. “I haven’t felt like this in a very very long time.”