Alex Albon has been dating his girlfriend, Lily Muni He, since 2019. The Formula 1 driver first met Lily, a professional golfer, over social media after the two took an interest in each other's sports. Lily told Golfweek in 2021 that she had been “really into cars” since middle school but wasn’t aware of F1 — until she watched the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive. Eager to learn more about the sport, Lily started following some drivers, including Alex. “He’s a really funny person,” the golfer told the outlet. “I think when we first met, British humor is slightly different. It took me a while to catch on.” Meanwhile, Alex counts Lily as one of his biggest supporters, he told PEOPLE in March 2022. “You need a very strong circle around you. I have a very strong circle … That's where you get your inner peace, but also your motivation," he said. So who is Alex Albon’s girlfriend? Here’s everything to know about Lily Muni He and her relationship with the Formula 1 driver. Lily was born in China and moved to North America as a child Lily was born in Chengdu, China, in 1999. When she was 9 years old, her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, and later settled in San Diego. After graduating high school, Lily studied communications at the University of Southern California and played on the women’s golf team, per Tatler Asia. However, she later put her education on hold to pursue a full-time career in golf. She is a professional golfer Lily started playing golf when she was 5 years old after being introduced to the sport by her father. She told Tatler Asia that she sacrificed most of her childhood to work on her golf game — a dedication that helped her reach a professional level when she was just a teenager. “It was difficult growing up being a student athlete,” Lily said. “I only had so much time in the day and I tried my best to balance everything. I always had to keep my priority in mind and playing professionally was what I wanted.” According to her LPGA bio, Lily won her first professional event in 2018 and medaled in the LPGA Q-Series the following year to achieve her 2020 LPGA Tour membership. They met on social media Lily started following Alex on social media after she watched the Netflix series Drive To Survive, which documents a season of Formula 1 racing. Around that same time, Alex became interested in golf. “I was just kind [of] following how she was doing, and she was following how I was doing, and one thing led to another and we met up in L.A.,” he told Golfweek in 2022. “It was a week after I had a race in Texas. We played some golf together and that’s how it all got started.” Lily told Golfweek the previous year, “He was really getting into golf at the same time I was getting into his sport. He was watching a lot of YouTube videos and golf on TV, so then he followed me. I guess that’s how we technically met.” Lily and Alex "get each other" as athletes Both Lily and Alex are at the top of their game, which comes with unique challenges and victories. But through it all, they've been able to support one another as athletes. "On top of everything, we understand and we get each other," Alex told Golfweek. “We started our sports as rookies, and we‘ve gone through tough times together." He added, "The highs and lows of being an athlete, I think you can resonate that with any athlete.” With Lily and Alex's busy careers requiring frequent travel, they often spend time apart, though Alex has said that gives them both “the space that you need.” “You need a lot of time to work on yourself, and I think golf is really like that, too," he said. "In a weird way, we make our long-distance relationship work.” During their time apart, the two have come up with a sweet way to stay connected: virtual reality golf games. “I’m still losing, but I’m losing less," Alex told GQ in 2023. "And obviously being in a long-distance relationship, it’s also quite nice to play games together.” They play golf together When they’re not working, Lily and Alex often play golf together. The F1 racer told Golfweek that he started off “pretty badly” but has made some improvement — though, he joked, not much of that has come from Lily’s coaching. “The problem with us is that she doesn’t know where to start with me,” Alex said. “She’s not a golf coach, and she’s not used to having to change absolutely everything in a swing." He continued, "I’ll shank the ball and be like ‘Lily, what went wrong?’ And she’s like, ‘I don’t know where to start; it’s all wrong.’ ” Lily has argued for more gender equality in golf In an interview with Tatler Asia, Lily talked about how professional female golfers earn less money than their male counterparts, in both the tours and sponsorship deals. “We’re judged if we look a certain way, as if it diminishes our athletic ability," she said. "That doesn’t apply to men. I want to change the conversation around this.” One day, she said, Lily hopes for there to be a collaboration between the LPGA and PGA tournaments.