Lucas Lee (golfer)
{{short description|Brazilian golfer}}
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Lucas Lee (born 1 August 1987) is a Brazilian professional golfer. He won his 2016 PGA Tour card after graduating from the Web.com Tour. He was the first alumnus of PGA Tour China to earn a PGA Tour card.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/pga-tour-china/news/2015/09/01/lucas-lee-earns-pga-tour-card.html |title=Lee makes history by earning PGA Tour card |publisher=PGA Tour |date=1 September 2015 |accessdate=23 January 2016}}
Lee played college golf at UCLA where he was an All-American in 2007, won five tournaments and helped his team to the NCAA Championship in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/pdf/2015MGolf_FullGuide.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500 |title=UCLA Men's Golf – 2015 Media Guide |publisher=UCLA Bruins |pages=22, 24–5, 32, 35 |accessdate=25 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.32888.lucas-lee.html/profile |title=Lucas Lee – Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=25 January 2016}} He turned professional in 2008.
Lee played on PGA Tour Canada from 2009 to 2013, finishing second five times.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.32888.lucas-lee.html/career |title=Lucas Lee – Career |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=25 January 2016}} He played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, finishing 97th on the Order of Merit in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantour.com/stats/order-of-merit/?season=2010 |title=Order of Merit – Final Standings – 2010 |publisher=Asian Tour |accessdate=25 January 2016}} He played on the OneAsia Tour from 2012 to 2014, finishing 43rd, 26th, and 66th on the Order of Merit, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://www.oneasia.asia/order-of-merit/2013-order-of-merit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403075636/http://oneasia.asia/order-of-merit/2013-order-of-merit.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |title=Order of Merit 2013 |publisher=OneAsia |accessdate=25 January 2016}} He played on PGA Tour China in 2014, had six top-10 finishes and finished eighth on the Order of Merit.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatourchina.com/en/golf/bonus_list.do?gameSeason=2014 |title=Order of Merit – 2014 |publisher=PGA Tour China |accessdate=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202164240/http://www.pgatourchina.com/en/golf/bonus_list.do?gameSeason=2014 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} He played on the Web.com Tour in 2015, with two runner-up finishes. He finished 23rd on the regular season money list to earn his PGA Tour card of 2016. In the 2016 PGA Tour, Lee had a best result of 36th and finished outside the top 200 in the FedEx Cup points list, which cost him his PGA Tour card.
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- {{PGATour player|32888}}
- {{OWGR|13618}}
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Category:Brazilian male golfers
Category:UCLA Bruins men's golfers
Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Category:Brazilian people of Korean descent