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Danny Lee suffered a major capitulation on the 18th hole of his third round at the US Open.
New Zealand golfer Danny Lee withdrew from the US Open after a stunning capitulation to finish his third round.
The 30-year-old suffered a massive collapse on the 18th hole at Winged Foot Course on Sunday (New Zealand time), putting down six putts from a starting distance of four feet to record a quintuple bogey nine.
He saw Lee finish eight out of 78, then rounds of 70, then 75.
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Danny Lee withdrew from the US Open with a wrist injury.
He has been given a wrist injury as the reason for withdrawing from the tournament.
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Lee is the second player to retire, after American Andrew Putnam (eight more) made it four holes in his second round.
Going into his last hole, Lee was tied for 35th, 12 shots off the pace, when the leaders were about to start.
SPORT OF HEAVEN
New Zealand golfer Danny Lee withdrew from the US Open for a catastrophic finish in his third round.
A two-shot setup at par four, which had stopped in his first round and then turned into a bogeie in the second, put him in line for the birdie. That would have seen him finish with a 72 and be tied for 31st with one more round of the notoriously difficult course to play.
But then came its catastrophic sunset
After missing his opening shot from four feet, Lee also missed from five feet, seven inches, then 5’10 “, 6’11” and 3’9 “, before finally making out, ironically, his longest attempt: from 7 ‘7 “.
It was enough to see him fall to a tie for 55th, before retiring.
It completes an unfortunate moment for the New Zealand contingent at the event, with New Zealand’s other hope, Ryan Fox, having scored a terrible 15 out of 85 in his second round.
That led Fox to 19 more than the tournament, ahead of just three other players on the field.
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Lydia Ko enjoyed an improved second round at the LPGA Portland Classic.
Meanwhile, there was slightly better news for Lydia Ko at the Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour.
In a tournament that had been shortened to 54 holes due to dangerous air quality from the wildfires, Ko followed up her opening round 73, which had her tied for 70th, to shoot a 69 of three-under and now tie at ranked 43.
She sits within 10 shots of leader Mel Reid, with the Englishwoman leading a two-shot lead over Australian Hannah Green.
