Danny Lee wins Greenbrier Classic in 4-man playoff

Danny Lee, of New Zealand, reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th green of the first playoff hole at the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Lee won the tournament on the second playoff hole with David Hearn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Danny Lee, of New Zealand, reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th green of the first playoff hole at the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Lee won the tournament on the second playoff hole with David Hearn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

By Associated Press July 6, 2015 4 min read

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) – A week ago at the Travelers Championship, Danny Lee became so disappointed with his driver that he gave it to a young fan in the middle of the final round and walked away.

On Sunday, his new one worked pretty well.

Nearly eight years after becoming a U.S. Amateur champion at age 18, Lee earned his first PGA Tour win at The Greenbrier Classic in a four-man playoff.

Lee won in his 98th tour event when he parred the second hole of Sunday’s sudden-death playoff, eliminating David Hearn after Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb faltered on the first playoff hole.

“I kind of felt like I was playing good but not good enough to win a golf tournament,” Lee said. “But this week for some reason I just felt right. I was hitting my driver really good, my irons really good.”