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

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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):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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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 Golfers from São Paulo 1987 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen

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