It was the excited little Asian lady running past me that provided the obvious sign Danny Lee was not far away.
I was strolling down the par-five second hole at Clearwater earlier today,watching New Zealand PGA leaders Gareth Paddison and Kurt Barnes prepare for their second shots, when the hubbub began.
There were about 20 of us following the Paddison group in warm conditions at the course near Christchurch Airport.
By the time Paddison leaned over his putt on the second, it was obvious Lee's group was nearing the seventh, a 355m slight dogleg right that runs right alongside.
What was the clue? Just the fact the gallery was 10 times bigger.
There was the old and the young, the tall and the short. A lot of gaudy shirts and hats. And, reflecting Lee's Korean heritage, a lot of Asian fans.
Two old men, white sweaters draped around their necks, spoke a little too loudly as they saw Lee approach the seventh tee.
"There he is. That's the boy Lee."
So there he was.
Just a little man - he is only 18, after all.
White shirt, powder blue pants with white glove hanging out of a back pocket, vivid turquoise belt.
Now, I know nothing about golf but it sure seemed Lee could hit the ball a mile.
The most fascinating aspect of his play, from a golf dummy's perspective, was his tendency to hit quickly.
On one hole, the eighth, he crushed his drive, walked up to his second shot and basically whacked it as soon as his feet were set.
Lee, who started the third round three shots off the pace in a tie for 13th, birdied three of his first five holes and went through nine in 33
strokes.
A bogey on 13 was immediately followed by two birdies, and even though he dropped a shot on 17, a third-round score of 69 - to go with a 71 and a 67 - was no disgrace.
Lee ended the day at nine-under, two shots behind leader Steve Friesen (United States) in a tie for third.
It's been a good day, my first experience of covering a golf tournament.
The press room is air conditioned, the food is hot . . . oh yes, the golf.
Clearwater's layout is a little strange. The front nine holes sandwich in next to each other quite nicely, so you can watch a bit of the first and
second holes and then turn 360 degrees to have a look at seven, eight and nine.
But the back nine is a cow. The holes follow green-to-tee around a massive loop, which limits your ability to follow several groups.
The more seasoned golf writers here tend to follow the leaders around the front nine before retiring to the clubhouse to monitor television and
electronic scorecards the rest of the way.
Only enhancing its status as the weirdest game of all, golf has proven to be an odd mix of the fast and the slow.
It is obviously a pretty slow game. Men in dress pants wandering a grassy fairway, stopping occasionally to hit a stationary ball, doesn't scream
adrenaline.
But I've been surprised at how quickly things happen. Players move up and down the leaderboard at an extraordinary pace.
Just when you think a player is dominating, he makes bogey and starts to slide.
And players you haven't noticed for 12 holes suddenly vault into the top five with a couple of good putts.
The exciting part of this PGA tournament is the prospect of a New Zealander winning it for the first time in 22 years.
The Kiwi charge included Lee, obviously. But Steve Alker and David Smail are also right in contention.
Alker's flawless 67 included an eagle, with a four iron from 169m on the par-four fifth hole, and three birdies. He is second, at 10-under.
New Zealand No 1 Smail shot a four-under 68 to be hovering with Lee, one shot behind Alker.
