Lucas Lee (golfer)

Lucas Lee
Personal information
Born (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 37)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality Brazil
Career
CollegeUCLA
Turned professional2008
Former tour(s)

Lucas Lee (born 1 August 1987) is a Brazilian professional golfer. He won his 2016 PGA Tour card after graduating from the Web.com Tour. He was the first alumnus of PGA Tour China to earn a PGA Tour card.[1]

Lee played college golf at UCLA where he was an All-American in 2007, won five tournaments and helped his team to the NCAA Championship in 2008.[2][3] He turned professional in 2008.

Lee played on PGA Tour Canada from 2009 to 2013, finishing second five times.[3][4] He played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012,[3] finishing 97th on the Order of Merit in 2010.[5] He played on the OneAsia Tour from 2012 to 2014, finishing 43rd, 26th, and 66th on the Order of Merit, respectively.[6] He played on PGA Tour China in 2014, had six top-10 finishes and finished eighth on the Order of Merit.[7] He played on the Web.com Tour in 2015, with two runner-up finishes.[3][4] He finished 23rd on the regular season money list to earn his PGA Tour card of 2016.[1] In the 2016 PGA Tour, Lee had a best result of 36th and finished outside the top 200 in the FedEx Cup points list, which cost him his PGA Tour card.

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lee makes history by earning PGA Tour card". PGA Tour. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "UCLA Men's Golf – 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. pp. 22, 24–5, 32, 35. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lucas Lee – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Lucas Lee – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Order of Merit – Final Standings – 2010". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Order of Merit 2013". OneAsia. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Order of Merit – 2014". PGA Tour China. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.