Lee Jung-hwan
South Korean professional golfer
About Lee Jung-hwan
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.
Career 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.
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.
Lee played on the Asian Tour in 2022, where he tied for tenth at the International Series Korea.
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.
Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Korean Tour wins (3) 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)
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