Lee Dong-hwan
Personal information
Born (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality South Korea
ResidenceYongin, South Korea
Career
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)Korean Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2012
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2007
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year		2006

Lee Dong-hwan (Korean: 이동환; born 9 April 1987), also known as D. H. Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer.

Professional career

Lee has predominantly played on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won twice; the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic in 2007 and the Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood in 2011. He was also named rookie of the year in 2006.[1]

Lee was a medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in December 2012 and played on the PGA Tour in 2013. His best finish came at the AT&T National in June, where finished tied-for-third.

In 2017, Lee claimed his first Web.com Tour win at the United Leasing & Finance Championship. He shot a final round 74 to beat Jason Gore by one shot.[2] With three top-25 finishes in the 2017 season, Lee finished 20th on the Regular Season money list.

Professional wins (4)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 24 Jun 2007 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic −12 (68-68-68=204)* 4 strokes South Korea Lee Seong-ho, Taiwan Lin Keng-chi,
Japan Toshinori Muto, Japan Achi Sato,
Japan Hideto Tanihara, Japan Masaya Tomida
2 11 Sep 2011 Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood −20 (65-67-67-69=268) 4 strokes Japan Taigen Tsumagari

*Note: The 2007 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 ABC Championship Philippines Frankie Miñoza Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 Apr 2017 United Leasing & Finance Championship −6 (70-71-67-74=282) 1 stroke United States Jason Gore

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 Jun 2006 PGA JGTO Challenge II −12 (63-69=132) 2 strokes Japan Tomonori Takahashi

Results in major championships

Tournament 200720082009201020112012
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Lee never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2014
The Players Championship WD

WD = withdrew

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ "最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ今年は、韓国のドンファンが受賞" [Best Newcomer Award, Shimada Trophy. This year, Lee Dong-hwan of South Korea won] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Kilbridge, Dan (23 April 2017). "D.H. Lee captures first Web.com Tour win at Victoria National". Golfweek. Retrieved 12 April 2022.


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