Richard T. Lee (golfer)

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]

Richard T. Lee
Personal information
Full name	Richard Taehoon Lee
Born	(1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 34) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	Canada
Residence	Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour Korean Tour
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	3
Other	3
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

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 16, 2014	Solaire Open	−7 (68-70-70-69=277)	1 stroke	Chawalit Plaphol
2	Sep 17, 2017	Shinhan Donghae Open1	−11 (68-71-68-66=273)	1 stroke	Gavin Green
3	Nov 3, 2024	BNI Indonesian Masters	−23 (62-67-66-70=265)	4 strokes	Chang Wei-lun, Phachara Khongwatmai

¹Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2019	Sarawak Championship	Andrew Dodt	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 17, 2017	Shinhan Donghae Open1	−11 (68-71-68-66=273)	1 stroke	Gavin Green
2	Apr 21, 2019	DB Insurance Promy Open	−14 (69-67-68-70=274)	1 stroke	Kim Jae-ho
3	Oct 24, 2021	Hana Bank Invitational	−17 (66-67-64-70=267)	4 strokes	Kim Min-kyu
4	Apr 27, 2025	Woori Financial Group Championship	−5 (69-70-70-70=279)	Playoff	Kang Tae-young, Park Jun-hong

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2025	Woori Financial Group Championship	Kang Tae-young, Park Jun-hong	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2025	SK Telecom Open	Eom Jae-woong	Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2007	2008	2009
U.S. Open	WD
The Open Championship

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
U.S. Open
The Open Championship

Tournament	2020	2021
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	NT	CUT

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

Tournament	2015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T46

  Did not play

"T" = Tied