Derek Lamely (born July 12, 1980) is an American professional golfer who has played on the

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and the Nationwide Tour.

Background

Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the

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State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at

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before transferring to

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. He turned professional in 2004. Lamely began his career on mini tours. He won the

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in 2004. He played on the Egolf Tarheel Tour in 2008. Lamely won the 2008 Waterloo Open Golf Classic which is the largest golf tournament in

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. Lamely went to

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for the first time in 2008 but did not earn his card. Lamely joined the Nationwide Tour in 2009. He did not find much success until August when he won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in a playoff over Rickie Fowler. Lamely began the final round eight strokes behind the leader but his final round of 65 (-6) was enough to force a playoff. He finished 4th on the money list and earned his 2010 PGA Tour card. In March 2010, he won his first PGA Tour event, the

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by two strokes. The win earned Lamely $630,000 and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. Lamely was unable to repeat his success and did not have another top ten finish on the PGA Tour. He did not play in 2013 and missed the cut in the two events he played in 2014.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (3)

*2004

*2008 Waterloo Open Golf Classic, Greater Cedar Rapids Open Golf Classic

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Lamely only played in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamely, Derek American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Illinois Golfers from Florida Florida Gulf Coast University alumni McNeese State University alumni Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois Sportspeople from Fort Myers, Florida 1980 births Living people