Hospital visit, Fox out of Players Championship
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New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has been a late withdrawal from the Players Championship in Florida after ending up in hospital
Fox pulled out of the unofficial fifth major with the following message on social media.
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"Not exactly the week I had planned here @theplayers . Unfortunately some kidney stones took me down on Tuesday night and then had to be dealt with surgically this afternoon. Devastated to miss out on such an amazing event, hoping to have a quick recovery and be back at it soon"
He was replaced in the 123-man field by David Ford, who will be among the 15 players competing for the first time at the TPC Sawgrass.
Fox has been in good form so far this year, he has finished in the top 25 in all four events he's played and pocketed $1.7 million.
The 39-year-old won the Myrtle Beach Classic and the Canadian Open last year and is No 44 in the world rankings.
The Players Championship is worth $43 million with the winner taking home $7.7m.
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American Colin Morikawa also withdrew from the tournament with a back injury, but world number two Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is playing after recovering from his own back injury.
