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GlobalInsight Journal

Robert Lee (golfer)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Author

David Schmidt

Published Mar 11, 2026

Intro English golfer
Is Athlete 
Golfer 
From United Kingdom 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 12 October 1961
Age: 58 years

Robert Lee (born 12 October 1961) is an English professional golfer.
Lee was born in London. He turned professional in 1982 and was in his prime from 1985 to 1987, finishing in the top thirty of the European Tour Order of Merit each of those years. He twice shot 27 for nine holes on the tour, first at the 1985 Monte Carlo Open, and again two years later at the 1987 Portuguese Open. He went on to win the latter, one of his two victories on the European Tour.
From the late 1980s Lee’s form dipped, and he spent the latter half of the 1990s going back and forth between the second-tier Challenge Tour and the main European Tour. Since leaving the tour at the end of the 1999 season, Lee has worked as an analyst for Sky Sports.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 13 Oct 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open −8 (71-68-72-69=280) Playoff David Llewellyn
2 1 Nov 1987 Portuguese Open −12 (61-67-67=195) 1 stroke Sam Torrance

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1985 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open David Llewellyn Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

  • 1996 Canarias Challenge
  • 1998 Mastercard Challenge

Other wins (1)

  • 1985 Brazil Open

Results in major championships

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
The Open Championship T25 T21 CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Lee played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
“T” = tied
Yellow background for top-10.