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Rotorua teenager Danny Lee produced a brilliant final round to finish third in an Asian PGA tour golf championship event in Seoul yesterday.
The 16-year-old New Zealand amateur champion fired the low round of the day, a seven-under 65 on the final day of the Maekyung Open at
the Nam Seoul Country Club.
The tournament has been good for New Zealanders, with compatriot Eddie Lee winning this event as an amateur five years ago and then launching his professional career.
Danny Lee started the day with a share of 13th place but rattled off birdies at the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th holes to turn in five-under 31.
The Rotorua teenager added two more birdies coming home in a blemish-free performance that turned heads among the best professionals on the Asian Tour.
His seven-under 65 gave him a four-round total of nine-under 279, nine shots behind winner Kyungtae Kim of Korea and four shots behind runner up Liang Wen-Chong of China who leads the Asian Tour order of merit.
Auckland professional Richard Lee closed with a two-under 70 to finish in a share of seventh place on four-under, while Eddie Lee finished tied for 25th on even-par 288.
Danny Lee will compete for New Zealand in the Four Nations tournament near Melbourne in two weeks.
* New Zealand will be chasing wildlife and not birdies when the Five Nations Commonwealth Tournament begins in South Africa today.
The women's team have drawn the bye for the opening day of the tournament at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club and have decided on a day of sightseeing. The Kiwis are happy with conditions, which are a lot like Australian courses.
"It's absolutely beautiful here. The greens are quite fast but we are very lucky to have local caddies who work on this course all the time and are helping us with reads, which is fantastic.
Coach Susan Farron and Carroll have not decided on their team for their first round tomorrow. They are pleased with the form of US-based Taupo golfer Tammy Clelland, who makes just her second appearance for New Zealand and replaces fellow US-based player Natasha Krishna, who was unable to get leave from her university obligations.
Penny Smith and Dasom Lee are the remaining members of the Queen Sirikit Cup trio and the team also includes North Harbour's Yeon Song Kim and 14-year-old New Zealand amateur champion Larissa Eruera (Auckland) who makes her international debut.