Lucas Lee (born 1 August 1987) is a Brazilian

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. He won his 2016

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card after graduating from the

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. He was the first alumnus of

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to earn a PGA Tour card. Lee played college golf at

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where he was an All-American in 2007, won five tournaments and helped his team to the

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in 2008. He turned professional in 2008. Lee played on

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from 2009 to 2013, finishing second five times. He played on the

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from 2010 to 2012, finishing 97th on the Order of Merit in 2010. He played on the

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from 2012 to 2014, finishing 43rd, 26th, and 66th on the Order of Merit, respectively. He played on

in 2014, had six top-10 finishes and finished eighth on the Order of Merit. He played on the

in 2015, with two runner-up finishes. He finished 23rd on the regular season money list to earn his PGA Tour card of 2016. In the 2016 PGA Tour, Lee had a best result of 36th and finished outside the top 200 in the FedEx Cup points list, which cost him his PGA Tour card.

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(representing Brazil):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Lucas Brazilian male golfers UCLA Bruins men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Brazilian people of Korean descent Sportspeople from São Paulo 1987 births Living people

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