Lee Kyoung-hoon (; born 24 August 1991), also known as K. H. Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2021 and 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson.
Professional career Lee turned professional in 2010 and joined the OneAsia Tour for 2011, earning his card through qualifying school. He finished 39th on the Order of Merit with his best finish being a tie for sixth. He joined the Japan Golf Tour in 2012 and recorded a runner-up finish in his second event of the year. He won the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup in July.
Lee claimed his first victory on the OneAsia Tour in September 2015, with a four stroke victory at the Kolon Korea Open. In October 2015, Lee won for the third time in his career, and second time on the Japan Golf Tour when he secured victory at the Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf.
Lee moved to the United States in 2016 to play the Web.com Tour, after finishing 8th in the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament. His best result was 4th at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. Two weeks later, he won the Kolon Korean Open, and in October he finished second at the Japan Open Golf Championship and Bridgestone Open. He finished only 78th on the Web.com Tour, and played again in the qualifying tournament, where he tied for 14th place. He returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017 where his best finish was tied for third place in the Rex Hospital Open. In 2018, he finished fifth in the Web.com Tour regular season rankings to earn a promotion to the PGA Tour.
At the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Lee finished in a tie for second, one stroke behind winner, Brooks Koepka. Three months later, Lee earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson, with a score of 25-under-par, beating runner-up Sam Burns by three strokes. A year later, Lee successfully defended his title at the AT&T Byron Nelson, shooting 26-under-par; beating Jordan Spieth by one shot.
In September 2022, Lee was selected for the International team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won two and lost one of the three matches he played.
Professional wins (6) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up116 May 2021AT&T Byron Nelson−25 (65-65-67-66=263)3 strokes Sam Burns215 May 2022AT&T Byron Nelson (2)−26 (64-68-67-63=262)1 stroke Jordan Spieth
Japan Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Jul 2012Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−19 (65-69-70-65=269)2 strokes Kim Hyung-sung211 Oct 2015Honma TourWorld Cup −16 (71-65-65-67=268)1 stroke Tomohiro Kondo, Ryuichi Oda, Taichi Teshima, Wu Ashun
OneAsia Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up113 Sep 2015Kolon Korea Open1−13 (68-69-68-66=271)4 strokes Kim Meen-whee211 Sep 2016Kolon Korea Open1 (2)−16 (65-67-68-68=268)3 strokes Choi Jin-ho 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Korean Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up113 Sep 2015Kolon Korea Open1−13 (68-69-68-66=271)4 strokes Kim Meen-whee211 Sep 2016Kolon Korea Open1 (2)−16 (65-67-68-68=268)3 strokes Choi Jin-ho 1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament201920202021202220232024Masters TournamentCUTT23PGA ChampionshipCUTT41T29WDU.S. OpenCUTCUTT37CUTThe Open ChampionshipNTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 4 Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – none
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20212022202320242025The Players ChampionshipT41T55CUTCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament202120222023ChampionshipMatch PlayT59InvitationalT54ChampionsNT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied NT = No tournament Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Team appearances Professional Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2022
See also 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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