West Australian Minjee Lee, the World No.1 female amateur, has turned pro after leading the Australian Women’s team to a World Amateur Championship victory in Japan at the weekend.

Lee is the current World No.1 amateur and Australia’s second highest ranked player on the professional rankings at No.80.

Since becoming the first Australian to win the US Junior Girl’s Championship in 2012, Lee has won back-to-back Australian Amateur championships, the Oates Victorian Open and finished as the leading amateur at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California in April, which was her first start in a Major Championship.

Checkout Minjee collecting her first cash as a professional here…

“I’m excited about making the move to the pro ranks and everything that comes with that,” Lee said. The 18 year old turns professional today and will play in the Evian Championship in France next week, her first tournament as a professional and the LPGA’s fifth and final major championship of the season.

"I have really enjoyed my amateur career. I've had great experiences both here in Australia and overseas and I've been very fortunate to have a lot of support services and resources from Golf Australia and have had additional help from GolfWA and Royal Fremantle over that journey,” Lee said.

Australia’s 72-hole total at the World Amateur Championship at the weekend was one stroke off beating South Korea’s 2010 record and the final-round was the second-best in tournament history.

There was little left for Lee to achieve in amateur ranks having won back-to-back Victorian Opens and a US Junior Girls Championship.

Lee’s resume also includes the 2014 Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading female amateur and top 25 finishes in the US Women’s Open and the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

- Lukas Raschilla