WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — 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.”

Lee, Hearn, Kisner and Streb were tied at 13 after four rounds on the Old White TPC course. And Lee admits he suddenly became nervous.

“My head was blank, and I was just trying to breathe,” he said.

For good measure, Lee said his caddie, Kurt Kowaluk, put the piece of paper indicating his playoff starting position into a mock wishing well on the par-3 18th tee.

“He put it in there so I can win it,” Lee said.

By then, Lee had his focus back.

“I felt ready,” he said. “I felt like I could really win this thing.”

The South Korean-born New Zealander earned $1.2 million and became the ninth first-time winner on the tour this season. He jumped from 57th to 15th in this week’s FedEx Cup points race.

Lee, Hearn, James Hahn and Greg Owen earned spots in next week’s British Open at St. Andrews. There also were four spots handed out a week ago at the Travelers Championship and one more is available this week at the John Deere Classic.