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New Zealand's Danny Lee blasted into the matchplay quarterfinals at the US Amateur golf championship today with an impressive 7 and 6 win over American Connor McHenry.
After McHenry bogeyed the par four, first hole and Lee sank back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes, the 18-year-old was three up after three holes in the third round of the tournament at the Pinehurst No 2 course in North Carolina.
New Zealand golf high performance manager David Graham, who was with Lee, praised the Rotorua golfer's game, saying today's performance could not be faulted.
"It was really just a great display of golf today, he played fabulous - there's not much else to say," Graham said.
"He drove the ball straight, he really controlled his trajectory on his iron shots, hit the ball into the right spot of the green and holed a bunch of putts."
Earlier in the day, Lee had a 5 and 4 win over American Jacob Burger in the second round.
"He was six under this morning through 14 holes which is just something else around here," Graham said.
Speaking about his performance Lee told US media: "I am really confident and played very aggressively today. Everything is working for me right now."
- NZPA