Lee Dong-hwan (golfer)

Lee Dong-hwan
Lee Dong-hwan
Personal information
Born	9 April 1987 (age 37); Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Residence	Yongin, South Korea
Career
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	Korean Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Japan Golf Tour; Korn Ferry Tour; Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	2
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2012
The Open Championship	CUT: 2007
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour; Rookie of the Year
Japan Golf Tour; Rookie of the Year	2006

Lee Dong-hwan (Korean: 이동환; born 9 April 1987), also known as D. H. Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer.

Professional career

Lee has predominantly played on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won twice; the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic in 2007 and the Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood in 2011. He was also named rookie of the year in 2006.^[1]

Lee was a medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in December 2012 and played on the PGA Tour in 2013. His best finish came at the AT&T National in June, where finished tied-for-third.

In 2017, Lee claimed his first Web.com Tour win at the United Leasing & Finance Championship. He shot a final round 74 to beat Jason Gore by one shot.^[2] With three top-25 finishes in the 2017 season, Lee finished 20th on the Regular Season money list.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	24 Jun 2007	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic	−12 (68-68-68=204)*	4 strokes	Lee Seong-ho, Lin Keng-chi, Toshinori Muto, Achi Sato, Hideto Tanihara, Masaya Tomida
2	11 Sep 2011	Toshin Golf Tournament	−20 (65-67-67-69=268)	4 strokes	Taigen Tsumagari

*Note: The 2007 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2007	ABC Championship	Frankie Miñoza	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	23 Apr 2017	United Leasing & Finance Championship	−6 (70-71-67-74=282)	1 stroke	Jason Gore

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	23 Jun 2006	PGA JGTO Challenge II	−12 (63-69=132)	2 strokes	Tomonori Takahashi

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
U.S. Open						CUT
The Open Championship	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Lee never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Tournament	2014
The Players Championship	WD

WD = withdrew

Amateur

^ "最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ今年は、韓国のドンファンが受賞" [Best Newcomer Award, Shimada Trophy. This year, Lee Dong-hwan of South Korea won] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ Kilbridge, Dan (23 April 2017). "D.H. Lee captures first Web.com Tour win at Victoria National". Golfweek. Retrieved 12 April 2022.