 At the 1954 Dubtex Tournament in Ireland, Lees shot a 66 in the third round to set a Portmarnock Golf Club scoring record, en route to tying for first place in the event with Christy Greene.He returned to the British Ryder Cup team in 1955, at the age of 47.In team play, Tommy Bolt and Jack Burke, Jr. defeated Lees and Harry Weetman 1-up, but Lees won the final Ryder Cup match he played in, 3&1, against Ed Furgol.