US amateur champion Lee to turn pro after Masters
United States Amateur champion, New Zealander Danny Lee, will turn professional after the 2009 Masters, according to a story in the New Zealand Herald Sunday newspaper.
“I’m going to turn pro after the Masters, definitely,” Lee, 18, said after signing for a 75 to finish joint 24th in the Australian Open at Royal Sydney on Sunday.
“I decided not long ago. I’ve been discussing it with my parents and it’s very exciting.”
By turning professional, Lee will lose exemptions into the US Open and tje Open that he earned by beating Drew Kittleson in the final of this year’s US Amateur at Pinehurst.
Lee said he will not play any amateur tournaments in the interim, relying on sponsor exemptions into pro tournaments before the Masters.
United States Amateur champion, New Zealander Danny Lee, will turn professional after the 2009 Masters, according to a story in the New Zealand Herald Sunday newspaper.
“I’m going to turn pro after the Masters, definitely,” Lee, 18, said after signing for a 75 to finish joint 24th in the Australian Open at Royal Sydney on Sunday.
“I decided not long ago. I’ve been discussing it with my parents and it’s very exciting.”
By turning professional, Lee will lose exemptions into the US Open and tje Open that he earned by beating Drew Kittleson in the final of this year’s US Amateur at Pinehurst.
Lee said he will not play any amateur tournaments in the interim, relying on sponsor exemptions into pro tournaments before the Masters.
Labels: Amateur Men
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