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LEE RINKER

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

185 lbs

Birthday:

11/10/1960

College:University of Alabama (1983, Finance)
Turned Pro:1983
Birthplace:Stuart, FL
Residence:Jupiter, FL

Champions Tour - Media Guide

Other Victories
(1): 2008 E-Z-Go South Florida PGA Open.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
2-- GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. T2-- B.C. Open.
Best Champions Tour Finishes
T6-- Principal Charity Classic.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
2-- BUY.COM Fort Smith Classic. T2-- NIKE TOUR Championship.
2011 Best Champions Tour Finishes
T6-- Principal Charity Classic. T7-- The Senior Open Championship. T10-- Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes--
2011 Season Champions Tour
Tournaments Entered--15; in money--15; Top 10 finishes--3
Career Highlights

2011: Rookie season on the Champions Tour saw him finish among the top 10 three times in 15 starts, with all three coming during a stretch of six appearances during the summer.

Best effort came in Iowa when he was T6 at The Principal Charity Classic. Rallied from an opening-round 74 with weekend rounds of 65-64 at Glen Oaks.

Was a 36-hole co-leader at the Senior British Open at Walton Heath and eventually finished T7 at Walton Heath.

Was also T10 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open thanks to a 5-under 67 Sunday.

Shot a 7-under 65 in the final round of the 3M Championship, an 18-stroke difference from his effort in the second round. 2010: Earned fully-exempt status on the 2011 Champions Tour by finishing T2 at the 2010 National Qualifying Tournament at TPC Eagle Trace.

Earned a spot into the field by virtue of his fourth-place finish at the regional qualifier at Metrowest GC in Orlando.
Personal

Has served as the Director of Golf at the Emerald Dunes Club in West Palm Beach, FL, since 2005.

Also did a stint as the head pro at Trump International GC.

Comes from a golf family. Brother, Larry, played on the PGA TOUR and sister, Laurie, competed on the LPGA.
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