Danny Lee
Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 31 (July 24, 1990)
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Residence: Irving, Texas
Family:
Wife, Yoomi; Roi Theodore, Robin Oliver
Education:
Sungkyunkwan University
Turned Professional:
2009
City plays from:
Rotorua, New Zealand
Exempt Status
PGA TOURMinor Medical Extension
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2015 (1) The Greenbrier Classic.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2011 (1) WNB Golf Classic.International Victories (1):
2009 Johnnie Walker Classic [Eur].
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2020 Mayakoba Golf Classic (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#9 : 2015 TOUR Championship by Coca-ColaCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#34 : 2016 World Golf Championships-Cadillac ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,206,000 : 2015 The Greenbrier Classic (Finished 1)National Team Selections
Presidents Cup : 2015
World Cup : 2009, 2016
Olympic Games : 2016
Eisenhower Trophy : 2008
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 271 | 795 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 150 | 107 | 15 | $13,780,377 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 24 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 183 | $347,862 | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 45 | $2,043,764 | |||
| 2019 | 27 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 73 | $1,524,126 | ||||
| 2018 | 30 | 86 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 97 | $1,269,386 | ||||
| 2017 | 32 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 70 | $1,611,331 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 90 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 92 | $1,405,722 | ||||
| 2015 | 36 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 9 | $3,965,933 | |
| 2014 | 28 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 88 | $781,295 | ||||
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $112,000 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 26 | 70 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 159 | $359,112 | |||||
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | $359,846 | ||||||
| 2009 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 2 (A) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2021 | CUT | W/D | |||||||
| 2020 | CNL | T71 | |||||||
| 2019 | CUT | T36 | |||||||
| 2018 | T7 | ||||||||
| 2017 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2016 | T35 | T17 | T56 | T57 | CUT | T58 | T51 | 56 | T42 |
| 2015 | CUT | T43 | CUT | CUT | T6 | ||||
| 2009 | CUT | T66 | T51 | ||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2020 | T18 | T33 | ||
| 2019 | 81 | |||
| 2018 | T34 | T49 | ||
| 2017 | CUT | CUT | W/D | |
| 2016 | CUT | CUT | ||
| 2015 | T30 | T33 | T47 | T2 |
| 2014 | T38 | T35 | ||
Personal
- Often engages in pranks at tournaments with fellow PGA TOUR player Rickie Fowler.
- Favorite college team is Southern California and the Dallas Cowboys are his favorite pro team.
- Attended Sungkyunkwan University for his freshman year.
- Attended Rotorua Boy's High School and has established a Danny Lee Scholarship at the school.
- Family moved from native South Korea to New Zealand when he was age 8.
- Is a citizen of New Zealand.