Craig Lee

Craig Lee (born 9 May 1977) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Craig Lee
Lee at the 2012 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1977-05-09) 9 May 1977
Stirling, Scotland
Height5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Nationality Scotland
ResidenceStirling, Scotland
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins7

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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
  1. "Scottish Boys Stroke Play Past Champions". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. Lee off to encouraging start in pursuit of lifeline
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