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Richard T. Lee (golfer)

Canadian professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Richard T. Lee
fullname	Richard Taehoon Lee
birth_date
birth_place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
death_date
height
weight	180 lb
nationality
residence	Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
yearpro	2007
tour	LIV Golf
Asian Tour
Korean Tour
extour	Nationwide Tour
prowins	6
pgawins
eurowins
japwins
asiawins	3
sunwins
auswins
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	3
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	WD: 2007
open	CUT: 2021
pga	DNP
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year
year1	2013
awardssection

Asian Tour Korean Tour Rookie of the Year](asian-tour-rookie-of-the-year) Richard Taehoon Lee (born October 29, 1990) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and LIV Golf League. He played in the 2007 U.S. Open at the age of sixteen.

Early life

Lee was born in Toronto, Canada. His father, Jeff, played professional tournament golf in South Korea and is now a teaching professional.

Amateur career

In 2006, at the age of 15, Lee was the runner-up to Philip Francis at the U.S. Junior Amateur. The result gave him an exemption to sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open the following year. Lee finished as runner-up at his qualifier to earn entry to the 2007 U.S. Open, becoming the second youngest golfer in the 107-year history of the tournament. However, he did not finish the tournament as he injured his wrist in the second round. He finished at +20, and turned professional at the conclusion of the tournament.

Professional career

In 2011, Lee played on the Nationwide Tour but could not retain his card. In 2013, he finished runner-up at qualifying school for both the Asian Tour and the OneAsia Tour, signalling his intention to play full-time on that continent. In March 2014, Lee won for the first time as a professional on the Asian Tour at the Solaire Open with a one shot victory, having been a runner-up the previous year. In September 2017 he had his second win on the Asian Tour, the Shinhan Donghae Open, an event co-sanctioned with the Korean Tour. A final round 66 gave him a one stroke victory over Gavin Green. In April 2019 Lee won again on the Korean Tour, in the DB Insurance Promy Open.

In 2026, Lee shot rounds of 64, 66, 64 and 65 to win the LIV Golf promotions event in Florida five strokes clear of Björn Hellgren in second, to earn a place on the 2026 LIV Golf League.

Personal life

Lee is now a resident of Chandler, Arizona.

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 16, 2014	Solaire Open	−7 (68-70-70-69=277)	1 stroke	THA Chawalit Plaphol
2	Sep 17, 2017	Shinhan Donghae Open1	−11 (68-71-68-66=273)	1 stroke	MAS Gavin Green
3	Nov 3, 2024	BNI Indonesian Masters	−23 (62-67-66-70=265)	4 strokes	TWN Chang Wei-lun, THA Phachara Khongwatmai

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2019	Sarawak Championship	AUS Andrew Dodt	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 17, 2017	Shinhan Donghae Open1	−11 (68-71-68-66=273)	1 stroke	MAS Gavin Green
2	Apr 21, 2019	DB Insurance Promy Open	−14 (69-67-68-70=274)	1 stroke	KOR Kim Jae-ho
3	Oct 24, 2021	Hana Bank Invitational	−17 (66-67-64-70=267)	4 strokes	KOR Kim Min-kyu
4	Apr 27, 2025	Woori Financial Group Championship	−5 (69-70-70-70=279)	Playoff	KOR Kang Tae-young, KOR Park Jun-hong

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2025	Woori Financial Group Championship	KOR Kang Tae-young, KOR Park Jun-hong	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2025	SK Telecom Open	KOR Eom Jae-woong	Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2007	2008	2009
U.S. Open	WD
The Open Championship

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
U.S. Open
The Open Championship

Tournament	2020	2021
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	NT	CUT

WD = withdrew

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Note: Lee only played in the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T46

"T" = Tied

References

{{usurped. [https://archive.today/20130407135935/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Golf/PGA/USOpen/2007/06/13/4257213-sun.html Open a coming-out party for Lee]
[http://www.usjunioram.org/2006/news/FinalStory.html Francis defeats Lee, 3 and 2, to win 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur]
[http://scoregolf.com/articles/news/june-2007/young-and-hungry 2007 U.S. Open: Young and Hungry]
[http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20130126496988214187 Kim graduates with honours]
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"Promotions Event Leaderboard". LIV Golf.

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