Lee Andrew Slattery (born 3 August 1978) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the tour, the 2011 Bankia Madrid Masters and the 2015 M2M Russian Open.
| Lee Slattery | |||
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 Slattery in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lee Andrew Slattery | ||
| Born | 3 August 1978 Southport, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12.4 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Residence | Southport, Merseyside, England | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1998 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour PGA EuroPro Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 2 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 3 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | T57: 2016 | ||
| The Open Championship | T26: 2006 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Professional career
editSlattery turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2001. At the end of 2000 he moved to South Africa to play on the Sunshine Tour during the northern hemisphere winter. He was stuck down by glandular fever in 2002, which forced him to take an extended break from the game.[1]
Having returned to golf in late 2003, Slattery resumed his career in South Africa before returning to the PGA EuroPro Tour at the start of 2004. He won twice early in the season,[2] before getting the chance to play in the North West Challenge on the second tier Challenge Tour. He finished as runner up there and as a result further opportunities on the tour were forthcoming, which he made full use of. He finished tied for 3rd the next tournament, and went on record three other podium finishes including a win in Sweden at the Telia Grand Prix. He ended the season on top of the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2005.[1]
Until 2011, Slattery had yet to establish himself on the European Tour, finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit just once, in 2006. He missed out on retaining his card in 2007 by just €77,[3] but immediately regained it via the end of season qualifying school.[4] He lost his card in 2009, but regained it by finishing in the top 20 of the 2010 Challenge Tour rankings.
On 9 October 2011, he won the Bankia Madrid Masters tournament with a 15 under par total with top players including world number one Luke Donald in the field. It was his maiden European Tour title. After taking a two stroke advantage into the final round, it soon disappeared after a shaky start on the front nine with two bogeys early on. He recovered on the back nine though with a run of four birdies in five holes and despite a double bogey at the last, Slattery prevailed by a single stroke from Lorenzo Gagli. He secured his tour card for the 2012 season with this win.
In 2014 he finished 111th in the Race to Dubai, one place and €7,318 short of retaining his European Tour card, leaving him with limited status for the 2015 season. He regained full status by winning the Russian Open in September, his second European Tour title.
Professional wins (7)
editEuropean Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Oct 2011 | Bankia Madrid Masters | −15 (67-66-69-71=273) | 1 stroke |  Lorenzo Gagli
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| 2 | 6 Sep 2015 | M2M Russian Open | −15 (66-67-67-69=269) | 1 stroke |  Estanislao Goya
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Challenge Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Sep 2004 | Telia Grand Prix | −3 (66-75-66-74=281) | 1 stroke |  Hampus Von Post
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| 2 | 30 May 2010 | Telenet Trophy | −21 (64-68-68-67=267) | 4 strokes |  Édouard Dubois
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PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jun 2004 | Pokermillion.com European Masters | −11 (67-73-65=205) | 2 strokes |  Paul Doherty
|
| 2 | 1 Jul 2004 | 888.com Masters | −9 (69-68-70=207) | Playoff | Darren Charlton
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EuroPro Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Oct 2001 | EuroPro Tour Championship | −9 (66-67=133) | 1 stroke | Graham Fox
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Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| The Open Championship | T26 | |||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T57 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T64 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||
| Championship | ||
| Invitational | T8 | |
| Champions | T33 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
editProfessional
- European Championships (representing Great Britain): 2018
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Slattery's surge". Manchester Evening News. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ "Second Success Of The Season For Slattery". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 7 August 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Hopkins, John (30 October 2007). "Lee Slattery can take solace from MacKinzie Kline's tale". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Dixon, Peter (21 November 2007). "Lee Slattery bounces back into privileged class". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 August 2009.[dead link]
External links
edit- Lee Slattery at the European Tour official site
- Lee Slattery at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Lee Slattery at the Official World Golf Ranking official site