He said he felt pressure going into the final round, but he felt more comfortable after getting a birdie on the third hole.
His ultimate dream is to be the number one golfer in the world and says Tiger Woods is a player he looks up to.
"His mental control and putting is awesome," Lee says.
"I came to New Zealand to play golf and learn English. It's cheap [to play golf in New Zealand] and there are many tournaments."
In the women's tournament, Rotorua's Shelley McElroy recovered from what she described as a "horrible" score of 80 in round two to claim victory.
"I was very pleased, I had a rough day yesterday. It was really slow and that sort of upset everyone's rhythm, I struggled."
She led by five shots after the first round, but was tied for the lead after round two. She held her nerve in the third and final round to take the win.
"I just stayed calm. After yesterday's struggle I just refocused and worried about what I did, not what anyone else was trying to do. As soon as I got home I just switched off and reset.
"This is the first time they've had ladies, it's usually a men's tournament. Unfortunately the date clashed with a representative fixture, so the field wasn't as strong as it could've been, but I'll take it.
"I was really happy with the first round, I've got new clubs so I wasn't sure how it would go."
She started playing golf in 2001, when a friend took her to a coaching clinic, and has been playing regularly since, including as a Bay of Plenty representative.
"We signed up at Springfield and we've been playing ever since. It's just being outdoors, you can't beat it when it's mint weather and everyone out there is like-minded. It doesn't matter what level you're at, you can have an enjoyable day," she said.
For the full tournament results go to the Rotorua Golf Club Facebook page.
