Robert Lee (born 12 October 1961) is an English professional golfer and television presenter.
Career In 1961, Lee was born in London.
In 1982, he turned professional. He 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up113 Oct 1985Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open−8 (71-68-72-69=280)Playoff David Llewellyn21 Nov 1987Portuguese Open−12 (61-67-67=195)1 stroke Sam Torrance
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11985Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open David LlewellynWon with par on first extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up15 May 1996Canarias Challenge−16 (68-65-68-67=268)5 strokes Simon Burnell, Joakim Rask23 Jul 1998MasterCard Challenge−11 (74-69-68-66=277)3 strokes Richard Bland
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11996Kenya Open Phil Harrison, Mike MillerMiller won with par on first extra hole
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up110 Nov 1985Brazil OpenE (71-66-64-71=272)1 stroke Horacio Carbonetti, Miguel Ángel Martín, Ronan Rafferty, Eduardo Romero, Adan Sowa
Results in major championships Tournament198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996The Open ChampionshipT25T21CUTCUTCUTCUT Note: Lee only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
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