Robert Lee (golfer)

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

Robert Lee
Personal information
Full nameRobert Lee
Born (1961-10-12) 12 October 1961
London, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceWalton-on-Thames, England
Career
Turned professional1982
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT21: 1986

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
1 13 Oct 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open −8 (71-68-72-69=280) Playoff David Llewellyn
2 1 Nov 1987 Portuguese Open −12 (61-67-67=195)* 1 stroke Sam Torrance

Note: The 1987 Portuguese Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open David Llewellyn Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 5 May 1996 Canarias Challenge −16 (68-65-68-67=268) 5 strokes Simon Burnell, Joakim Rask
2 3 Jul 1998 MasterCard Challenge −11 (74-69-68-66=277) 3 strokes Richard Bland

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 Kenya Open Phil Harrison, Mike Miller Miller won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 10 Nov 1985 Brazil Open E (71-66-64-71=272) 1 stroke Horacio Carbonetti, Miguel Ángel Martín,
Ronan Rafferty, Eduardo Romero,
Adan Sowa

Results in major championships
Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
The Open Championship T25 T21 CUT CUT CUT CUT

Note: Lee only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

References
  1. Glover, Tim (11 January 1998). "Lee in high company after the lows". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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