Danny Lee (golfer)
| Danny Lee | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Lee after his Greenbrier Classic win in 2015
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Danny Jin-Myung Lee |
| Born |
24 July 1990 Incheon, South Korea |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand
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| Residence | Irving, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) |
European Tour Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T17: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T57: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2015, 2016 |
| PGA Championship | T43: 2015 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Mark H. McCormack Medal | 2008 |
Danny Jin-Myung Lee (이진명) (born 24 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional golfer. Lee was born in Incheon, South Korea, and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. He became a naturalized New Zealander on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High School.
Lee became the youngest ever winner of the U.S. Amateur in August 2008, aged 18 years and one month, six months younger than Tiger Woods when he won in 1994. His age record was broken the following year by 17-year-old An Byeong-hun. He became number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking on 20 August 2008 and remained number one until he turned pro in April 2009. He was awarded the 2008 Mark H. McCormack Medal on 27 August.
In October, he represented New Zealand at the Eisenhower Trophy in Adelaide, Australia. A final round 11-over 84 saw him finish T37 in the individual standings. The New Zealand team finished tied for 11th.
In February 2009, Lee won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth, Australia, a professional tournament co-sanctioned by the European, Asian, and Australasian tours. He was the youngest ever winner on the European Tour, surpassing Dale Hayes, and only the second amateur winner after Pablo Martín. The win took him to 159th place in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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