Robert Lee (golfer)

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

Robert Lee
Personal information
Full name	Robert Lee
Born	(1961-10-12) 12 October 1961 London, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Walton-on-Thames, England
Career
Turned professional	1982
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T21: 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. 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
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.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
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

External links

• Robert Lee at the European Tour official site
• Robert Lee at the Official World Golf Ranking official site