Craig Lee
| Craig Lee | |
|---|---|
 Lee at the 2012 KLM Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 May 1977 Stirling, Scotland |
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Residence | Stirling, Scotland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
Craig Lee (born 9 May 1977) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Career
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, he 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.
Amateur wins
- 1995 Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (7)
EPD Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jan 2009 | Sueno Pines Classic | −4 (72–69–71=212) | 2 strokes |  Paul Hendriksen
|
| 2 | 2 Feb 2009 | Sueno Dunes Classic (2) | −8 (71–64–64=199) | 1 stroke |  Richard Kind,  Christoph Pfau
|
Other wins (5)
- 2000 Scottish Assistants Championship
- 2009 Northern Open
- 2010 Dunlop Masters (PGA EuroPro Tour)
- 2011 American Golf Holiday Scottsdale Classic Pro-Am, Deer Park Masters
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Omega European Masters |  Thomas Bjørn
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances
- PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2019
See also
References
- ^ "Scottish Boys Stroke Play Past Champions". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ Lee off to encouraging start in pursuit of lifeline
External links
- Craig Lee at the European Tour official site
- Craig Lee at the Official World Golf Ranking official site