Alison Lee’s clubs finally showed up in Saudi Arabia, and it was a happy reunion. The two-time Solheim Cup player holed out for eagle on the 10th en route to a 7-under 65. Lee trails Hye-Jin Choi and Rio Takeda by two strokes going into the final round of the PIF Saudi Ladies International. Charley Hull, the top-ranked player in the field, sits three back.
After Lee’s clubs got stuck in Amsterdam, she used the driver and fairway metals from a rental set, borrowed some irons and wedges from the general manager at Riyadh Golf Club and bought a broomstick putter in the pro shop. The putter, she noted to Golfweek, was 4 inches longer than the one she usually plays.
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Lee, 30, shot 70-68 with the last-minute set. She typically plays a mixed bag of Callaway and Titleist clubs.
Last April, the former UCLA star gave birth to son Levi and returned to competitive golf four months later. A two-time winner on the LET, Lee triumphed at Riyadh in 2023 at an Aramco Team Series event. While she has yet to win on the LPGA, she has four runner-up finishes on that tour, including two playoff losses.
It’s a rare thing for moms to win these days in professional golf. Stacy Lewis was the last LPGA mom to win on the LPGA at the 2020 Scottish Open. On the LET, England’s Liz Young won the 2022 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open at age 39 when daughter Isabelle was nearly 6 years old. Young won again at the Hero Women’s Indian Open in October 2024.
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Alison Lee’s clubs arrive, she eagles to climb Saudi leaderboard
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