Robert Lee (golfer)

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Robert Lee
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Robert Lee
Born (1961-10-12) 12 October 1961
London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Walton-on-Thames, England
Career
Turned professional 1982
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 2
Challenge Tour 2
Other 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T21: 1986
PGA Championship DNP

Robert Lee (born 12 October 1961) is an English professional golfer.

Lee was born in London. He turned professional in 1982 and was in his prime from 1985 to 1987, finishing in the top thirty of the European Tour Order of Merit each of those years. He twice shot 27 for nine holes on the tour, first at the 1985 Monte Carlo Open, and again two years later at the 1987 Portuguese Open. He went on to win the latter, one of his two victories on the European Tour.

From the late 1980s Lee's form dipped, and he spent the latter half of the 1990s going back and forth between the second-tier Challenge Tour and the main European Tour.[1] Since leaving the tour at the end of the 1999 season, Lee has worked as an analyst for Sky Sports.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 13 Oct 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open −8 (71-68-72-69=280) Playoff Wales David Llewellyn
2 1 Nov 1987 Portuguese Open −12 (61-67-67=195) 1 stroke Scotland Sam Torrance

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open Wales David Llewellyn Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

  • 1996 Canarias Challenge
  • 1998 Mastercard Challenge

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
The Open Championship T25 T21 CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Lee played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

References

  1. Glover, Tim (11 January 1998). "Lee in high company after the lows". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 

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