Robert Lee (golfer)

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Robert Lee
Personal information
Full nameRobert Lee
Born (1961-10-12) 12 October 1961 (age 64)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Walton-on-Thames, England
Career
Turned professional1982
Former tour European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T21: 1986

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

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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. He also seriously competed for the 1985 Open Championship in the opening rounds. He was in second place after the first round and only two back after the second round. He faded over the weekend but picked up a top-25 finish.

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
113 Oct 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open −8 (71-68-72-69=280)Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Llewellyn
21 Nov 1987 Portuguese Open −12 (61-67-67=195) [a] 1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Llewellyn Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
15 May 1996 Canarias Challenge −16 (68-65-68-67=268)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon Burnell, Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Rask
23 Jul 1998 MasterCard Challenge −11 (74-69-68-66=277)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Richard Bland

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 Kenya Open Flag of England.svg Phil Harrison, Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Miller Miller won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
110 Nov 1985 Brazil Open E (71-66-64-71=272)1 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Carbonetti, Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Martín,
Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty, Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Romero,
Flag of Argentina.svg Adan Sowa

Results in major championships

Tournament198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996
The Open Championship T25T21CUTCUTCUTCUT

Note: Lee only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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