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Hailee Cooper
Personal information
Born (1999-12-21) December 21, 1999 (age 25)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceMontgomery, Texas, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2024
Current tour(s)Epson Tour
Former tour(s)ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT7: 2025
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Hailee Cooper (born December 21, 1999) is an American professional golfer from Montgomery, Texas. In 2024 she turned professional and joined the Epson Tour. In 2018, Cooper made her LPGA Tour debut at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open where she made the cut, finishing 55th.

Amateur career

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Cooper was introduced to the sport of golf early, reportedly first holding a golf grip at three days old.[1] By age 10 she was fully committed to the sport, placing fifth in the Southern Texas Professional Golfers’ Association Junior Tournament. By 12, her talent was being spotted by college coaches. She won the Texas State golf championships during her first year of high school.[1] In high school, Cooper was a five-time AJGA Rolex All-American and named one of the top prospects in the Class of 2018.[2][3] In 2016, Cooper won the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball title with partner Kaitlyn Papp.[4] She was signed by the University of Texas to play on the women's golf team. Prior to starting at Texas, in 2018 Cooper made her first appearance in the LPGA tour at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open. Her father served has her caddie.[4] Cooper made the cut and finished 55th in the event.[5]

At Texas, Cooper earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors and led the team in scoring. During her sophomore year, Cooper's game was impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which cancelled the remainder of the season.[2] After three years at Texas, in 2021, Cooper transferred to Texas A&M University, where she "rediscovered" her love of the game under coach Gerrod Chadwell.[4] Cooper played two seasons at A&M, where the Aggies went to the NCAA semifinals twice and then won the 2023 SEC Championship.[5][6]

Professional career

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In 2024, Cooper joined the ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour (WAPT) and then the Epson Tour. On the Epson Tour, she made 11 cuts in 12 starts, and four top-10 results.[7][8][9] On the WAPT, she won three times. In April at the L'Auberge Lake Charles Championship;[10] in May at the Oscar Williams Classic at Hurricane Creek; and in August at the Heritage Classic with a 9-under 63 result, earning enough points to enter into LPGA qualifying tournaments.[11][12]

In 2025, Cooper made the cut in her first seven appearances on the Epson Tour.[13] Cooper qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open in April after a qualifying round at the Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson, Texas. In May, Cooper placed fourth in the Copper Rock Championship,[14] equaling the tournament record in her opening day.[15][16]

Heading into the U.S. Open tournament, Cooper was in eighth place in the Race-for-the-Card point standings.[13] Cooper's performance at the U.S. Women's Open stood out, as she shot a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the tournament.[17] After the second round, Cooper made the cut.[18] She finished tied for 7th.

Amateur wins

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  • 2013 Junior All-Star at Gray Plantation
  • 2014 Collegiate Preview, Texas State Junior Championship, Goodman Networks Junior at Timarron, Under Armour-Jordan Speith Championship
  • 2015 Collegiate Preview, Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior at Horseshoe Bay,
  • 2016 AJGA Kansas Junior at Buffalo Dunes, U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball
  • 2017 Texas Women's Stroke Play
  • 2018 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite
  • 2019 Bruzzy Challenge

Source:[19]

Professional wins (3)

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ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour (3)

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  • 2024 L'Auberge Lake Charles Championship, Oscar Williams Classic at Hurricane Creek, Heritage Classic

U.S. national team appearances

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Source:[19]

Results in LPGA majors

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Tournament 2025
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open T7
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open
  Top 10
  Did not play

T = tied

References

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  1. ^ a b Godsey, Emily (April 3, 2023). "'A Needed Change'". The Battalion. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Gilliland, Libby (November 15, 2022). "Golf led Texas A&M's Hailee Cooper to nearly quit; now she leads". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Casey, Kevin (July 19, 2017). "Hailee Cooper overcomes triple bogey to stay in position at Girls Junior PGA". Golfweek. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Nichols, Beth Ann (May 29, 2005). "On a crammed U.S. Women's Open leaderboard at Erin Hills, a Cinderella lurks". Golfweek. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Collin, Brandon (May 28, 2025). "Trio of Aggies Set for 80th U.S. Women's Open". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  6. ^ Tate, Rob (April 20, 2023). "Montgomery grad Cooper contributes big in SEC golf title for Texas A&M". The Courier. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Lutter, Ally (April 10, 2025). "Hailee Cooper Finds Early Success During Sophomore Campaign on Epson Tour". Epson Tour. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  8. ^ Otto, Luke (December 3, 2024). "Hailee Cooper's Rollercoaster of a Season Concludes at LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying". Epson Tour. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Hailee Cooper, Clariss Guce Tied at the Top in Indian Wells after Round One". LPGA. October 3, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  10. ^ Shaw, Tyler (April 13, 2024). "Aggie Hailee Cooper wins first professional event". KBTX. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Hailee Cooper wins Heritage Classic with blistering final round: 'My personal record'". Witchita Eagle. August 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Hailee Cooper". WAPT.
  13. ^ a b Lutter, Ally (May 29, 2025). "Epson Tour Sophomores Cooper, Avery Making Names Known on Day One of U.S. Women's Open". Epson Tour. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  14. ^ "Copper Rock Championship". Epson Tour. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  15. ^ Preece, Brian (May 16, 2025). "Copper Rock Championship Dazzles On Day 1". KSL Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  16. ^ Otto, Luke (May 15, 2025). "Hailee Cooper Blows Away the Field in the First Round of the Copper Rock Championship". Epson Tour. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  17. ^ Harrison, Carl (May 30, 2025). "Incredible Rise of Hailee Cooper: U.S. Women's Open Cinderella Emerges from Shadows". M Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  18. ^ Owczarski, Jim (May 30, 2025). "US Women's Open cut tracker: Here's who made and missed the cut". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Hailee Cooper". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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