16Mar2009
the new zealand tiger woods
Posted by timezoneone
Being the resident TimeZoneOne golf analyst it would be remise of me not to mention the latest outstanding young golfing talent from the “The land of the long white cloud” – Aotearoa.
Hail Sir Danny Lee (well he hasn’t been Knighted yet, but look out he may be soon).Â
Danny Lee’s golfing resume is quite impressive given the fact he is still 18 years of age.
Danny Lee’s Short Resume
In 2008 Danny Lee becomes the Youngest U.S. Amateur Champion ever at the age of 18 years and one month old, six months and 29 days younger than Tiger Woods. The victory gives Lee exemptions into the U.S. and British opens, a probable invitation to The Masters and a 10-year exemption into the U.S. Amateur as long as he remains an amateur.
On the road to Danny Lee’s 2008 US Amateur victory Danny Lee had won the prestigious 2008 Western Amateur Championship and join an illustrious fraternity of winners that includes Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
The biggest and most impressive of all Danny Lee’s victories came this year in the 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic (this is a professional Australasian/Asian/European Golf Tour’s event). In winning this event Danny Lee showed a golfing maturity well beyond his young years in birding the last two holes for a one stroke victory and became the youngest ever winner of a European Golf Tour tournament.
Hail the Folksey appointed Sir Danny Lee.
