Adam Gee (born 22 October 1980) is an

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Amateur career

Gee was born in

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. He was a relative latecomer to golf, not attempting the game for the first time until the age of 15. Despite this, he earned a golf scholarship to the

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, but opted to take a role as a club assistant on his return as he doubted his ability to compete as a professional. Gee finished runner-up at the 2006

Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 19 ...

Professional career

Gee eventually turned professional at the late age of 26, and began his career on the second-tier

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. After four consistent seasons at this level, finishing between 40th and 65th every year, he came through the

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at the end of 2010 to earn a position on the

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for 2011. Gee pioneered a system of obtaining financial backing by offering rewards to members of the public in return for small donations. He has also written a regular blog for the

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Amateur wins

*2002 Tillman Trophy *2005

Berkshire Trophy The Berkshire Trophy is the amateur stroke play golf championship played at The Berkshire Golf Club in England. It has been played annually since 1946. The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over two days. Both the Blue and Red courses are us ...

*2006

Lake Macquarie Amateur The Lake Macquarie Amateur was an amateur golf tournament in Australia. It was first played in 1958 and was organised by and played at the Belmont Golf Club in nearby Marks Point, New South Wales. It was a 72-hole stroke play tournament (54 hole ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gee, Adam English male golfers European Tour golfers People from Carshalton Golfers from London 1980 births Living people

Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

See also

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