Prints don't match display

I have profiled my monitor and my printer. I can print from photoshop and prints match my display. When I print out of lightroom, they are not even close. I use the same printer profile and the program manages the color. What am I missing?

I have a colormunki display, but I no longer use their software (I use Argyll software). However, I'm pretty sure from memory there was an option somewhere (maybe only in the Advanced mode or in preferences). Looking on the xrite site I found this: https://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=1116&Action=support&SupportID=5240 which might give a clue.
However, twenty_one (post above) reckons that Lightroom works OK with v4 profiles, so this may be a red herring. The problem you describe sounds like double profiling - both LR and the printer driver doing colour management - or perhaps neither doing it. I can't think of anything except to double-check all settings and make sure you're using the right printer profile. Maybe try letting the printer do the colour management instead of LR.
One thing: do colours look the same on the screen in LR and Photoshop? If so, then the problem is unlikely to be a display profile anyway.

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What I would do is find a color image like this color image or this one and use it to run tests on regular paper, changing the various settings in the Print window till you get what you like. Then save those settings as a new preset.
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