Lee Jung-hwan
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South Korea| Lee Jung-hwan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 September 1991 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality | South Korea |
| Residence | Seoul, South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tours | European Tour Korean Tour |
| Former tours | Asian Tour PGA Tour China |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Lee Jung-hwan (born 7 September 1991), also known as Junghwan Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Korean Tour. He won the 2025 Genesis Championship.[1]
Lee turned professional in 2009 and made his Korean Tour debut in 2010. He spent 2015 on the PGA Tour China where he tied for 3rd at the Cadillac Championship.[2]
In 2017, he claimed his maiden Korean Tour victory at the Kaido Golden V1 Open and was runner-up at the Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay, to finish second in the Order of Merit. He followed this up with his second win the following season at the Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA Tour Championship.[3]
Lee played on the Asian Tour in 2022, where he tied for tenth at the International Series Korea.[4]
In 2023, Lee was runner-up at the iMBank Open, KB Financial Liiv Championship and GS Caltex Maekyung Open to finish second in the Order of Merit. He secured his maiden European Tour title at the co-sanctioned Genesis Championship on home soil in 2025, following a final round seven under par 64 to win by three strokes ahead of Laurie Canter and Nacho Elvira.[5]
