Goes by "Tom," a nickname he had as a child after Thomas the Tank Engine in the TV series "Thomas & Friends."

Lived in various countries growing up including China, Thailand, Australia and the Philippines.

Is fluent in Tagalog, English and Korean.

Father, Chang-Ik Lee, is also a professional golfer. He played on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour before Tom was born and then became a teaching professional.

Won his first professional event in Malaysia in 2019 on the Asian Development Tour by a margin of six strokes.

With his maiden PGA TOUR title at the 2022 Wyndham Championship, became the first TOUR winner born after 2000.