Golf: Lee handy in Korea Open

New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is four shots off the pace after the first round of the Korea Open on the OneAsia Tour.

Paired for the first two rounds with fellow teen prodigy Ryo Ishikawa, Lee stumbled home bogey, double-bogey for a first round even-par 71.

Ishikawa carded a one under 70. The third 'next big thing' in the field, Rory McIlroy, also shot an even-par first round.

Meanwhile, Michael Campbell and Mark Brown are near the tail of the field after the first round of the European Tour's Mercedes Benz Championships in Germany. Brown's fired a three over 75 and Campbell a five over 77.

Denmark's Soren Hansen leads after a seven under 65.

- NEWSTALK ZB