Lee Jung-hwan

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Lee Jung-hwan
Personal information
Born (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 34)
Gwangju, South Korea
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Residence Seoul, South Korea
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tours European Tour
Korean Tour
Former tours Asian Tour
PGA Tour China
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other2

Lee Jung-hwan (born 7 September 1991), also known as Junghwan Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Korean Tour. He won the 2025 Genesis Championship. [1]

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Career

Lee turned professional in 2009 and made his Korean Tour debut in 2010. He spent 2015 on the PGA Tour China where he tied for 3rd at the Cadillac Championship. [2]

In 2017, he claimed his maiden Korean Tour victory at the Kaido Golden V1 Open and was runner-up at the Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay, to finish second in the Order of Merit. He followed this up with his second win the following season at the Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA Tour Championship. [3]

Lee played on the Asian Tour in 2022, where he tied for tenth at the International Series Korea. [4]

In 2023, Lee was runner-up at the iMBank Open, KB Financial Liiv Championship and GS Caltex Maekyung Open to finish second in the Order of Merit. He secured his maiden European Tour title at the co-sanctioned Genesis Championship on home soil in 2025, following a final round seven under par 64 to win by three strokes ahead of Laurie Canter and Nacho Elvira. [5]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
126 Oct 2025 Genesis Championship 171-65-73-64=273−113 strokes Flag of England.svg Laurie Canter, Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Korean Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 Jun 2017 Caido Golden V1 Open 66-67-67-71=271−17Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-hyuk
211 Nov 2018 Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA Tour Championship 70-66-69-69=274−61 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Ji-ho, Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sung-ho
326 Oct 2025 Genesis Championship 171-65-73-64=273−113 strokes Flag of England.svg Laurie Canter, Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2017 Caido Golden V1 Open Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-hyuk Won with par on first extra hole

References

  1. ↑ "With this win: Junghwan Lee - Genesis Championship". European Tour. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Junghwan Lee". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Roh, Woolae. "Lee Junghwan Clinches Comeback Victory... Did You See His Five Consecutive Birdies". Asia Business Daily. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Junghwan Lee". Asian Tour. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Korean Lee lands maiden DP World Tour title at the Genesis Championship". Golf Digest Middle East. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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