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PINEHURST, N.C. -- A whirlwind of a month is almost over for Danny Lee.

First, he became only the sixth player in the 106-year History of the Western Amateur to sweep medalist and match play honors, joining a group that includes Phil Mickelson and Curtis Strange.

Then came a tie for 20th over the weekend in his PGA Tour debut at the Wyndham Championship. Those performances leave the 18-year-old player from New Zealand as one of the favorites in the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, where he opened with a 1-over 71 in the opening round of stroke play Monday.

Can his confidence level get any higher?

"It actually doesn't stop," he said. "It goes up and up."