How K.H. Lee won in 2022
South Korea’s K.H. Lee repeated as AT&T Byron Nelson champion, shooting a 63 in the fi nal round to come from four behind. After fi ve birdies in a front-nine 31, Lee added an eagle on the 11th hole to take the lead. Birdies on Nos. 13 and 18 and a key 12-foot par putt on 17 gave him a onestroke victory over Dallas native Jordan Spieth.
- Lee was 16-under on the 16 par 5s during the week, with 12 birdies, two eagles and two pars.
- Lee ranked fourth in Scrambling, saving par on 15 of the 17 greens he missed.
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- K.H. Lee joined Sam Snead (1957-58), Jack Nicklaus (1970-71) and Tom Watson (1978-80) as the only players to successfully defend the AT&T Byron Nelson title.
- Lee’s 26-under par total for 72 holes was a tournament record relative to par and his 262 was one higher than the record of 261.
- Sebastián Muñoz shot a 60 in the first round on Thursday to equal the tournament 18-hole record in company with Sam Snead (1957), Arron Oberholser (2006) and Keegan Bradley (2013).