8 Apr 2009

Late first round start for Lee at Augusta

7:04 am on 8 April 2009

The young New Zealand golfer Danny Lee has a long wait before teeing off in the opening round of The Masters on Friday morning in Augusta, Georgia.

The world's top amateur is in the third to last group teeing off just ahead of Tiger Woods at 1.41pm local time, along with the defending champion South African Trevor Immelman and Australia's Adam Scott.

The other New Zealander in the field of 96, Michael Campbell is at the other end of the draw, teeing off at 8.55 with the a former champion Fuzzy Zoeller and another American Ken Duke.