Lee McCoy (born February 5, 1994) is an American

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. He played his college golf at the

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and currently plays professionally on the

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. He previously played on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada.

Amateur career

McCoy was born in

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, to Terry and Cheryl McCoy. He started playing golf when he was about 18 months old and grew up in a subdivision of

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. For his final year of high school, McCoy moved to Georgia, where he won the 2012 Class 4A state championship and was named Georgia's player of the year. McCoy played college golf at the

; as a junior he was named a first-team

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n and was a member of the U.S. 2015 Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams. He qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open, missing the cut. At the 2016

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on the

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, McCoy tied the lowest round of the tournament with a 5-under 66 in the third round, eventually finishing the tournament in fourth place. He was the individual medalist at the 2016

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men's golf championship, helping Georgia win the team portion of the championship. In the

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, McCoy finished in a tie for sixth place out of the 84 players who completed four rounds.

Professional career

McCoy turned professional after the national championship. In addition to his fourth-place finish at the Valspar, he played six additional PGA Tour events on sponsor's exemptions, missing the cut in all six. He received another sponsor's exemption to play in the 2016

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, where he made the cut for the first time in his professional career, finishing T41. The day before the second stage of Web.com Tour

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in November 2016, McCoy was in a car accident that shattered his wrist in two places. Doctors told him he was fortunate that he would be able to play golf again after the injury, as a bone in his hand could have fractured, potentially tearing all the ligaments in his hand. In March 2017, McCoy attempted to earn status on the

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. By finishing T14 in qualifying school, he earned status for at least the first four events of the season. He quickly erased any doubts about keeping his card by winning the first event of the

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, the Freedom 55 Financial Open, in June. McCoy didn't do well enough to earn a Web.com Tour card, but he was medalist at the 2017 Q School, making him fully exempt on the Web.com Tour for 2018. In June 2022, McCoy announced his retirement from golf via his twitter account, citing ongoing wrist injuries hindering him from playing professionally.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: McCoy only played in the U.S. Open.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

(representing the United States):

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(winners) *

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(representing the United States):

Professional *

Aruba Cup The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December. The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Cou ...

(representing

): 2017 (winners)

References

External links

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Profile on the University of Georgia's official athletic site
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCoy, Lee American male golfers Georgia Bulldogs men's golfers Pan American Games medalists in golf Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Golfers from Florida Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Palm Harbor, Florida Sportspeople from Pinellas County, Florida People from Clarkesville, Georgia 1994 births Living people