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Craig Lee
Scottish professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Craig Andrew Lee (born 9 May 1977) is a Scottish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. He lost to Thomas Bjørn in a playoff for the 2013 Omega European Masters.
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Lee had a successful amateur career in his home country, culminating with a win in the national Boys Stroke Play event in 1995.[1] He turned professional the following year, but struggled to replicate his success, spending many years working as a club professional in the Stirling area.
In 2007, despite not having a sponsor, Lee advanced through all three stages of qualifying school to gain his European Tour card for the first time. However, a poor debut season left Lee without a tour to play on at the start of 2009.[2] He battled back to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2010 courtesy of a runner-up finish in the English Challenge, and his good form on that tour continued through 2011: another second-place finish at the Saint-Omer Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour, helped Lee to 14th place in the season-end standings and a return to the European Tour.
From 2012 Lee played primarily on the European Tour before retiring as a touring professional at the end of 2017. He never won on the tour, losing to Thomas Bjørn in a playoff for the 2013 Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre, when Bjørn holed at 12-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole. Lee had led after at the start of the final round after a third round 61. Lee tied for third place in the 2015 Tshwane Open in South Africa. His best season was 2013 when he finished 59th in the Order of Merit.[3] Lee was a captain's pick for the 2019 PGA Cup team.[4]
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Amateur wins
- 1995 Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (8)
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
EPD Tour wins (2)
Tartan Pro Tour wins (1)
Other wins (4)
- 2000 Scottish Assistants' Championship
- 2009 Northern Open
- 2011 American Golf Holiday Scottsdale Classic Pro-Am
- 2022 Mizuno Next Gen Pro-Am (shared with Robbie Busher)
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)
Professional
- PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2019
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