Lee McCoy
| Lee McCoy | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 5, 1994 Dunedin, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Clarkesville, Georgia |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Lee McCoy (born February 5, 1994) is an American professional golfer. He qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open.
Amateur career
McCoy was born in Dunedin, Florida, to Terry and Cheryl McCoy. He started playing golf when he was about 18 months old and grew up in a subdivision of Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. 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.[1] McCoy played college golf at the University of Georgia; as a junior he was named a first-team All-American and was a member of the U.S. 2015 Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams.[2] He qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open, missing the cut. He plans on turning professional after the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. At the 2016 Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour, McCoy shot the low round of the third round with a 5-under 66.[3] He finished the tournament in fourth place.[4]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
U.S. national team appearances
- Palmer Cup: 2015 (winners)
- Walker Cup: 2015
References
- ↑ Page, Rodney (March 8, 2016). "Valspar Championship's a homecoming for amateur Lee McCoy". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "McNealy, DeChambeau among first 5 players named to U.S. Walker Cup team". Golfweek. August 10, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ Kalland, Robby (March 12, 2016). "Amateur Lee McCoy shoots low round of Saturday with 66, tied with Spieth". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ Harig, Bob (March 13, 2016). "Lee McCoy bests Jordan Spieth, doesn't take advice". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
External links
- Lee McCoy at the PGA Tour official site
- Lee McCoy at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on the University of Georgia's official athletic site