Lee Slattery

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Lee Slattery
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Slattery in 2010
Personal information
Full nameLee Andrew Slattery
Born (1978-08-03) 3 August 1978 (age 45)
Southport, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Southport, England
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T57: 2016
The Open Championship T26: 2006
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner
2004

Lee Andrew Slattery (born 3 August 1978) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the tour, the 2011 Bankia Madrid Masters and the 2015 M2M Russian Open.

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Professional career

Slattery turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2001. At the end of 2000 he moved to South Africa to play on the Sunshine Tour during the northern hemisphere winter. He was stuck down by glandular fever in 2002, which forced him to take an extended break from the game. [1]

Having returned to golf in late 2003, Slattery resumed his career in South Africa before returning to the PGA EuroPro Tour at the start of 2004. He won twice early in the season, [2] before getting the chance to play in the North West Challenge on the second tier Challenge Tour. He finished as runner up there and as a result further opportunities on the tour were forthcoming, which he made full use of. He finished tied for 3rd the next tournament, and went on record three other podium finishes including a win in Sweden at the Telia Grand Prix. He ended the season on top of the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2005. [1]

Until 2011, Slattery had yet to establish himself on the European Tour, finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit just once, in 2006. He missed out on retaining his card in 2007 by just €77, [3] but immediately regained it via the end of season qualifying school. [4] He lost his card in 2009, but regained it by finishing in the top 20 of the 2010 Challenge Tour rankings.

On 9 October 2011, he won the Bankia Madrid Masters tournament with a 15 under par total with top players including world number one Luke Donald in the field. It was his maiden European Tour title. After taking a two stroke advantage into the final round, it soon disappeared after a shaky start on the front nine with two bogeys early on. He recovered on the back nine though with a run of four birdies in five holes and despite a double bogey at the last, Slattery prevailed by a single stroke from Lorenzo Gagli. He secured his tour card for the 2012 season with this win.

In 2014 he finished 111th in the Race to Dubai, one place and €7,318 short of retaining his European Tour card, leaving him with limited status for the 2015 season. He regained full status by winning the Russian Open in September, his second European Tour title.

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Oct 2011 Bankia Madrid Masters −15 (67-66-69-71=273)1 stroke Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Gagli
26 Sep 2015 M2M Russian Open −15 (66-67-67-69=269)1 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Estanislao Goya

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
112 Sep 2004 Telia Grand Prix −3 (66-75-66-74=281)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Hampus Von Post
230 May 2010 Telenet Trophy −21 (64-68-68-67=267)4 strokes Flag of France.svg Édouard Dubois

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
112 Jun 2004 Pokermillion.com European Masters−11 (205)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Doherty
21 Jul 2004888.com Masters−9 (69-68-70=207)Playoff Flag of England.svg Darren Charlton

EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Oct 2001EuroPro Tour Championship−9 (66-67=133)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Fox

Results in major championships

Tournament2006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T26
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT57
The Open Championship T64
PGA Championship
Tournament2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20112012
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T8
Champions T33
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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References

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