Richard T. Lee (golfer)

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Richard T. Lee
Personal information
Full nameRichard Taehoon Lee
Born (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 34)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Korean Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open WD: 2007
The Open Championship CUT: 2021
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2013

Richard Taehoon Lee (born October 29, 1990) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He played in the 2007 U.S. Open at the age of sixteen. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he is now a resident of Chandler, Arizona. His father Jeff played professional tournament golf in South Korea and is now a teaching professional. [1]

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Amateur career

In 2006, at the age of 15, Lee was the runner-up to Philip Francis at the U.S. Junior Amateur. [2] The result gave him an exemption to sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open the following year. Lee finished as runner-up at his qualifier to earn entry to the 2007 U.S. Open, [3] becoming the second youngest golfer in the 107 year history of the tournament. However, he did not finish the tournament as he injured his wrist in the second round. He finished at +20, and turned professional at the conclusion of the tournament.

Professional career

Lee played on the Nationwide Tour in 2011, but could not retain his card. In 2013, he finished runner-up at qualifying school for both the Asian Tour and the OneAsia Tour, signalling his intention to play full-time on that continent. [4] [5] In March 2014, Lee won for the first time as a professional on the Asian Tour at the Solaire Open with a one shot victory, having been a runner-up the previous year. In September 2017 he had his second win on the Asian Tour, the Shinhan Donghae Open, an event co-sanctioned with the Korean Tour. A final round 66 gave him a one stroke victory over Gavin Green. In April 2019 Lee won again on the Korean Tour, in the DB Insurance Promy Open.

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 16, 2014 Solaire Open −7 (68-70-70-69=277)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Chawalit Plaphol
2Sep 17, 2017 Shinhan Donghae Open 1−11 (68-71-68-66=273)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green
3Nov 3, 2024 BNI Indonesian Masters −23 (62-67-66-70=265)4 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chang Wei-lun, Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Sarawak Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 17, 2017 Shinhan Donghae Open 1−11 (68-71-68-66=273)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green
2Apr 21, 2019 DB Insurance Promy Open −14 (69-67-68-70=274)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-ho
3Oct 24, 2021 Hana Bank Invitational −17 (66-67-64-70=267)4 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Min-kyu
4Apr 27, 2025 Woori Financial Group Championship −5 (69-70-70-70=279)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Tae-young, Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jun-hong

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2025 Woori Financial Group Championship Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Tae-young, Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jun-hong Won with birdie on first extra hole
22025 SK Telecom Open Flag of South Korea.svg Eom Jae-woong Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament200720082009
U.S. Open WD
The Open Championship
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
Tournament20202021
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NTCUT

WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Lee only played in the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T46
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References

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