| Craig Lee | |
| Fullname: | Craig Andrew Lee |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Stirling, Scotland |
| Weight: | 182lb |
| Residence: | Stirling, Scotland |
| Yearpro: | 1996 |
| Tour: | Tartan Pro Tour |
| Extour: | European Tour Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour EPD Tour |
| Prowins: | 8 |
Craig Andrew Lee (born 9 May 1977) is a Scottish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. He lost to Thomas Bjørn in a playoff for the 2013 Omega European Masters.
Lee had a successful amateur career in his home country, culminating with a win in the national Boys Stroke Play event in 1995.[1] He turned professional the following year, but struggled to replicate his success, spending many years working as a club professional in the Stirling area.
In 2007, despite not having a sponsor, Lee advanced through all three stages of qualifying school to gain his European Tour card for the first time. However, a poor debut season left Lee without a tour to play on at the start of 2009.[2] He battled back to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2010 courtesy of a runner-up finish in the English Challenge, and his good form on that tour continued through 2011: another second-place finish at the Saint-Omer Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour, helped Lee to 14th place in the season-end standings and a return to the European Tour.
From 2012 Lee played primarily on the European Tour before retiring as a touring professional at the end of 2017. He never won on the tour, losing to Thomas Bjørn in a playoff for the 2013 Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre, when Bjørn holed at 12-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole. Lee had led after at the start of the final round after a third round 61. Lee tied for third place in the 2015 Tshwane Open in South Africa. His best season was 2013 when he finished 59th in the Order of Merit.[3] Lee was a captain's pick for the 2019 PGA Cup team.[4]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jan 2009 | Sueno Pines Classic | −4 (72-69-71=212) | 2 strokes | Paul Hendriksen | |
| 2 | 2 Feb 2009 | Sueno Dunes Classic | −8 (71-64-64=199) | 1 stroke |  Richard Kind,  Christoph Pfau |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
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