She was reminded of that when TV commentator Tom Abbott interviewed Lee and Megan Khang after their afternoon 4-and-3 fourball win at the Solheim Cup. “At the start of the year, you and I were co-workers,” Lee reminded Abbott with a smile.

Impressively, Lee qualified for the U.S. team with a strong season, and she opened the Solheim by going 2-0 with two different partners. “It means so much,” Lee said. “It was really, really hard to get here. A lot of long days trying to practice, sleepless nights, just trying to do my best to be the best mom I can as well. To make it here and to be here putting two points on the board for USA is, is awesome.”