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Top Kiwi Lee to skip World Cup of Golf

by Daniel Gilhooly , 5 years ago

3 minute read

Leading Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox needs a new playing partner at next week's World Cup of Golf after the in-form Danny Lee withdrew for personal reasons.

DANNY LEE of New Zealand plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
DANNY LEE of New Zealand plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Picture: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

Top-ranked Kiwi Danny Lee has pulled out of next week's World Cup of Golf in Melbourne, leaving Ryan Fox in need of a new playing partner.

The in-form Lee, coming off a runners-up finish at the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Classic in Mexico, is a new father and reportedly wants to spend time at his Texas base rather than contest the 28-nation event at the Metropolitan Golf Club.

World No.90 Lee will leave a sizeable hole to fill for New Zealand, whose next-best golfer is 259th-ranked Nick Voke, a recent three-time winner on the PGA Tour China.

Voke is a first-year professional, meaning Fox may prefer to select the more proven Japan Tour regular Michael Hendry, who last contested a World Cup seven years ago.

Europe-based Fox, ranked 88th, and Lee shared 11th place at the World Cup two years ago.

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