BROOKLYN LEE: FROMCCA GOLF TO MINNESOTA STATE

Brooklyn Lee is a graduating senior at Clear Creek Amana High School. She plays the number one spot on the CCAHS Varsity Girls Golf team, and has been golfing since the age of 5.

She has played golf throughout all four years of high school, and she actually started training for high school in eighth grade. Now, Lee is finishing strong with her senior season. At the first golf meet of the season on April 10 at Tara Hills, she carded a 38 and earned medalist honors.

BROOKLYN LEE PLAYING AT A GOLD MEET; PHOTO BY GWEN DAO

“I'm really excited for this golf season because I’m excited to see our golf team grow and get better. I have a few goals. My first one is obviously making it back to the state tournament, shooting under par during a meet, and taking home a state title would be awesome,” Lee said. “It would also be nice to have my very first hole-in-one, too.” 

This will be her third time at the annual Golf State Tournament hosted by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. She competed at state in 2024 and 2025. In 2024, the Girls Golf team won the regional, qualifying them to compete at state for the first time in school history. Lee also qualified as an individual and finished 14th overall.

In April 2025, she was named one of the Iowa high school girls top golfers to watch by The Gazette. Then she went on to win the regional as an individual, qualifying her for state. She felt that it was a great experience overall.

“I didn't shoot as well as I wanted to on the first day, but I came back with my head held high and scored under-par with a fourth place finish, which was amazing,” she said.

Cam Stockman is a Physical Education and Health teacher at CCAHS, and he coaches the CCA Girls Golf team. He has coached Lee throughout high school and says though she joined with a lot of experience in high level competitions, she still worked hard and improved in her skills. Stockman applauds how much she has grown in course management and the mental side of the game.

“She [has gotten] better at bouncing back after a bad hole or round and not letting it get to her. Golf is a hard game and being able to have a short memory is important to be able to be successful,” he said. “She is a great teammate and leader for our team.”

She trains for golf year round. During golf season she trains everyday with the occasional Sunday off. In the winter she plays basketball so she has less time to train for golf but aims to get in at least two practices a week, nevertheless. In addition to golf and basketball, she is also a member of the National Honor Society and Student Council and works part-time outside of school. 

“I honestly don't know how I balance it all but I just focus on time and the days throughout the week. I focus on one thing at a time and try to fit everything into my schedule,” Lee says.

She describes her golf journey as having been rough growing up but she has made vast improvements as she’s gotten older. Her dad started teaching her the basics of golf when she was 5 years old and they went golfing together regularly, though she didn’t enjoy it much when she was younger.

As a child, Lee felt she was bad at golf and therefore didn’t want to take the time to practice but her parents didn’t let her quit. Around sixth grade, she began taking golf more seriously and got a swing coach. Her coach helped her to improve her swings as well as chipping and putting. She began practicing more regularly as she got older and grew in her skills and enjoyment for the sport.

“I'm so thankful I found a coach who helped me grow better as a player because I would've never found my love and passion for this sport if it wasn't for him,” Brooklyn Lee said. 

Now having over a decade of golf experience, her parents inspire her to keep going because she can enjoy the sport for the rest of her life. 

Lee holds numerous records within the CCA girls golf team. Some of her personal and school records include, “an all-time 9-hole low at the home golf course which is a 39, bringing our team to the state tournament for the first time in school history in 2024, shooting under-par at a normal meet then breaking that under-par record at the state tournament, and hole-ing out from 135 yards away.” 

What she loves most about golf is the fun of it and the satisfaction of a good round played and seeing her skills continue to improve.

Lee is looking forward to attending Minnesota State University starting this fall. She plans on majoring in Sports Management and has signed to play golf there. She is considering pursuing athletic directing as a career someday. 

“I decided on MSU because I like the community, coach, golf team, and how big the school is,” Lee said. “They are also really good at sports, so I'm excited to watch their athletics.”