“I Have No Regrets”: Alison Lee Shares Emotional Perspective on Her LPGA Career Balancing Motherhood
Alison Lee is still searching for her first LPGA Tour victory, but the 31-year-old says her priorities have shifted since becoming a mother. With hopes of growing her family, Lee is determined to make the most of the next one to two years on Tour.
During a flash interview at the U.S. Women’s Open, Lee was asked how motherhood, her television work, and success away from the course have affected her motivation to keep competing.
“I’m just going to do everything I can, just tell myself absolutely no regrets looking back and just try really hard for this next probably year to maybe two years to just play the best golf I can because realistically I feel like I’ve thought about my future a lot, and moving forward I do want more kids. I want a bigger family,” Lee said.
Jun 5, 2026; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Alison Lee hits her second shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
Jun 5, 2026; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Alison Lee hits her second shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
Lee has shown encouraging form this season, following a tied-13th finish at the JM Eagle LA Championship with a tie for third at the Mizuho Americas Open after missing the cut at the Chevron Championship.
“I would say, just before having Levi, I played amazing. I had one of the best runs I’ve had in a really long time. I was really close to making the Olympics, playing on the Solheim Cup team,” said Lee.
Lee also enjoyed a strong 2024 campaign, recording four top-10 finishes and earning around $541.3K while narrowly missing out on the U.S. Olympic team and qualifying for the Solheim Cup, where she later revealed she was nearly eight weeks pregnant.
“I think, if I were to have another baby, I think it would be ten times more difficult to try and come back and play,” Lee added.
“So I’ve really told myself like, hey, this next year, 2026-2027, I’m just going to do everything I can to possibly — I possibly can to play the best golf I can and say that I have no regrets.”
Sharing the second-round lead with China’s Ruoning Yin at the U.S. Women’s Open, Lee will hope to hold on to her lead and end her winless streak on Tour.
Lee Determined To End Her Winless Streak On The Tour
Lee joined the LPGA Tour in 2015 but still hasn’t tasted victory. She has finished runner-up four times, with three coming consecutively in 2023.
“I can still have a chance to win out here because I still have yet to win on the LPGA Tour. That’s been my biggest goal since turning pro,” said Lee.
Lee arrived on Tour with an impressive amateur résumé, earning first-team AJGA All-American honors for six straight years and holding the No. 1 spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 16 weeks during college.
At the U.S. Women’s Open, Lee has the opportunity to achieve her breakthrough win and put an end to her misfortunes on Tour.
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