Daren Lee (born 10 January 1965) is an English professional golfer.

Daren Lee
Personal information
Full nameDaren Lee
Born (1965-01-10) 10 January 1965 (age 59)
London, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceBishops Stortford, Herts.
Career
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s)European Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT68: 1992

Lee was born in London. He won the silver medal as the leading amateur in The Open Championship at Muirfield in 1992.[1] He turned professional later that year and played on the European Tour and its second tier Challenge Tour between 1993 and 2003. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was 45th in 2001, the only year he made the top 100.

Strangely for a professional golfer, Lee never played a practice round prior to a tournament, instead preferring to simply walk the course.[2]

Playoff record

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European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2001 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open   Paul Lawrie,   Paul McGinley McGinley won with par on fifth extra hole
Lawrie eliminated by par on second hole

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1998 Open de Strasbourg   John Senden Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
The Open Championship T68 LA CUT CUT

Note: Lee only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

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  1. ^ Glover, Tim (18 July 1992). "The 121st Open: Free-wheeling Faldo puts the field to flight". London: The Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ Casey, Phil (4 May 2001). "Lee uses hammer to conquer greens". London: The Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2009.[dead link]
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