Richard Lee sets NZ golfing history with a 59
Auckland golfer Richard Lee shot the first sub-60 score in a professional event in New Zealand when he fired an 11-under-par 59 at the Tauranga Open today.
Lee made nine birdies and an eagle in his round, slotting a six-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole, his final of the day for the course record at Tauranga Golf Club.
He moved to 12-under 128 at the halfway stage to share the clubhouse lead with Wellington amateur Nick Gillespie, who shot a 63 in today's second round.
Auckland golfer Richard Lee shot the first sub-60 score in a professional event in New Zealand when he fired an 11-under-par 59 at the Tauranga Open today.
Lee made nine birdies and an eagle in his round, slotting a six-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole, his final of the day for the course record at Tauranga Golf Club.
He moved to 12-under 128 at the halfway stage to share the clubhouse lead with Wellington amateur Nick Gillespie, who shot a 63 in today's second round.
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