New Zealand golfer Danny Lee blew his chance for a top 10 PGA Tour finish with a double bogey on the final hole at the Byron Nelson Championship in Texas today.
Teenager Lee, in his third professional tournament, would have finished in a tie for eighth had he held on for par on the final hole, but the late hiccup instead left him in a tie for 13th.
He nevertheless closed the tournament with an impressive four-under par 66, which left him 10 shots from winner, South African Rory Sabatini, who had a last round 64 for a 261 total.
Lee collected four straight birdies between the seventh and 10th holes today.
He added another on the 14th before a bogey on the next halted his progress.
Successive birdies on the 16th and 17th holes saw him bounce back to six-under for the round, into a provisional tie for fifth.
On the 18th, Lee drove his tee shot 277 metres left into the rough, leaving him 105m from the pin.
He put his second shot to within 15m of the hole but needed a chip and three putts to get the ball in the hole.
Unofficially, Lee was estimated to have collected at least US$90,000 ($147,900) for his efforts.
Fellow New Zealander Tim Wilkinson had a solid three-under round of 67 containing four birdies and a solitary bogey.
It left him two shots overall behind Lee, in a tie for 23rd.
- NZPA
Golf: Lee stumbles on final hole
Danny Lee finished 10 shots behind winner Rory Sabatini. Photo / AP
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