Lee makes Tiger's bed and is ready to lie in it

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Jittery New Zealand teenager Danny Lee was looking for an edge anywhere he could find one on Tuesday as he prepared to make his Masters debut.

"I'm sleeping where Tiger slept, so that might help me play better," a nervous Lee told a hoard of reporters at Augusta National following his practice round.

Sleep, however, is something the 18-year-old Kiwi will probably find difficult this week as he takes up residence in the Crow's Nest -- the cramped living quarters above the Masters champions' locker room reserved for the top amateurs during Masters week.

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer have all called the Crow's Nest home and gone on to win the Masters and multiple majors.

Having replaced Woods as the youngest U.S. Amateur champion with his victory at Pinehurst last year, Lee claimed another record when he captured the Johnnie Walker Classic in February to become the youngest winner on the European Tour.

SPARKED TALK

Those victories have sparked talk Lee could become the first Masters rookie to slip into a green jacket since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.

"I went to the amateur's party last night and some people have been saying that," said Lee, who immigrated from South Korea to New Zealand when he was eight. "It gives me extra pressure.

"I don't try to think I'm going to win this week.

"I'm just going to think about one shot at a time and keep focused on my game and try to relax."

Despite having demonstrated a champion's steely nerve, Lee said he has been overwhelmed by the size of the galleries and media scrutiny at the year's first major.

"I'm having really bad nerves at the moment," said Lee, announcing he will turn professional after the Masters.

"All of the crowds yesterday, I was nervous, really shaking my clubs, and wasn't swinging properly.

"I've never seen that many crowds out there and that many of the greatest players.

"I'm still nervous and I'm trying to relax.

"When I get nervous, I can't really talk properly because my nerves are breaking down and I'm having a stomach-ache, too.

"I know as soon as I go outside the clubhouse and watch all of those crowds out there, I cannot get relaxed or nice and calm."

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)