Richard T. Lee’s remarkable journey on the LIV Golf League this year reaches another big moment this week when he competes in the Aramco LIV Golf Singapore – which starts tomorrow on the magnificent Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club.

The Canadian is here thanks to a stunning wire-to-wire victory in January at LIV Golf Promotions – where the top-three earned a place on the League. It was a result that surprised no one as it followed season upon season of repeatedly featuring on the leaderboards on the Asian Tour.

Since winning Promotions his season and life have taken on a completely new dimension, as he settled into becoming the first player from his country to compete on the LIV Golf League.

Strong performances in all of the events played so far – in Riyadh, Adelaide and Hong Kong – have proven he has the game to compete at the highest level.

And at Sentosa this week he’ll be hoping to capitalise on playing a familiar venue that has such strong ties with the Asian Tour, as was the case at the Hong Kong Golf Club last week.

Richard T. Lee.

It’s fair to say the 35-year-old is having the time of his life; made even more astonishing because he so nearly did not to make the trip to LIV Golf Promotions, played at Black Diamond Ranch, Florida.

“I mean, it was a very quick call, you know,” he explained this week, “getting a flight, getting into LIV Promotions at the last minute. And, yeah, it’s been just weird.

“I mean, I felt like the week before I spoke with my wife, and she said, ‘don’t go’. I mean, it’s a bit too far. And, you know, it’s very last minute, but I decided to go. And, yeah, the performance was really great that week. And I don’t think I missed a shot or missed a put out there that week – excellent.”

He won by five shots from fellow Asian Tour member Bjorn Hellgren from Sweden, while American Anthony Kim was third, securing the other card.

Lee tied for 13^th in LIV Golf’s season opening event in Riyadh, came equal 37^th in Adelaide before finishing joint 18^th in Hong Kong.

He’s in a very respectable 26^th on the overall rankings, currently being led by Spanish star Jon Rahm.

The opportunity to begin the season in his part of the world has been a huge advantage. He has been playing on the Asian Tour since 2013 and claimed three titles – the most recent being the Indonesian Masters in 2024, which was part of The International Series.

Richard T. Lee.

Since play resumed on the Asian Tour at the end of 2021, after the global pandemic, he has been one of the in-form players finishing second on four occasions and third the same amount of times.

Back in 2020 he was fifth at the Singapore Open, so he knows what it takes to successful negotiate its Serapong Course – one of the region’s most highly-rated layouts.

He says: “Such a pure course, to be honest. I mean, I don’t think there’s one year that I’ve played this course with bad greens and the conditions out here. I mean, it’s gonna be pretty tough, it seems like.

“And the wind, if it picks up, it’s even tougher. Always love coming back to Singapore. The food’s amazing, and the course is amazing. And hopefully the crowds come out here and have fun.”

Lee also says he is comfortable playing in the unique party-like atmosphere of the LIV Golf League, where cool music is always playing in the background.

“Yeah, I love it,” he said.

“I mean, you know, it’s pretty comfortable, actually, for me. I mean, the music is pretty fun. The crowds were crazy in Adelaide. I mean, you see the crowds out there, you know, rooting for a lot of guys, and it’s a different atmosphere out there, absolutely.”

He has been paired with American Charles Howell III and Tom McKibbin from the Northern Ireland on day one, starting on hole 6.