It now seems you can divide New Zealand golf into two distinct eras - BC and AD.
Golf's just weird. It has to be the one sport that really has zero enjoyment factor if you are completely hopeless at it.
Experienced New Zealand golf broadcaster Phil Leishman has no doubt the rise of Danny Lee will lead to a boost in television ratings at the Hills next week.
One golf course, 104 golfers and four precious places in the New Zealand Open at stake.
Golf and me, we've had an uneasy relationship.
Injury has forced golfer Michael Campbell to withdraw from next month's New Zealand Open near Queenstown.
With just 14 days until tee-off in the 2009 Michael Hill New Zealand Open, preparations are in full swing at The Hills near Arrowtown - flags are flying, the scoreboard is up and Mainstreet is already taking shape.
Michael Campbell is quietly confident of being fit to contest next month's New Zealand Open golf championship and is calling on organisers to arrange a three-generation grouping of Sir Bob Charles, himself and amateur sensation Danny Lee.
Vance Veazey and Tripp Isenhour will not be flying into Queenstown in a private jet for the New Zealand Open at the Hills next month.
Top amateur and professional golfers from Otago and Southland will be vying for the Queenstown Men's Golf Open title on one of New Zealand's most picturesque courses on Sunday.
New Zealand Open organisers say Danny Lee's Johnnie Walker Classic triumph in Perth yesterday was great news for the Arrowtown-based tournament next month.
A shoulder injury has forced golfer Michael Campbell to pull out of the New Zealand PGA Championship in Christchurch.