Golf: Lee set to take on US in cup

Danny Lee ended tied for 33rd and only just qualified for the Presidents Cup lineup.

Rotorua's Danny Lee has officially made the 2015 Presidents Cup team to play the United States.

Lee had to finish in the top 42 at the Deutsche Bank Championship yesterday and he has done just that. It wasn't a comfortable ride for Lee fans though as he produced a round littered by inconsistency.

Starting in the top 10 he dropped 27 places to finish tied for 33rd after a six-over-par 77.

Matt Jones of Australia was poised to bump Lee out of the No10 spot when he made the turn in the final round of the Deutsche Bank. If he finished alone in third, he would have moved past Lee in the ranking. Jones hit into a hazard on No10 and made double bogey, and he made another double bogey on No12, to plunge down the leaderboard. That was his last mistake and he finished in a five-way tie for fourth.

This season on the PGA Tour, Lee has recorded some impressive performances, none better than his debut PGA Tour win at the Greenbrier classic back in May.

Lee joins a small group of New Zealand players to play the Presidents Cup. Frank Nobilo made three appearances in 1994, '96 and '98, Greg Turner in 1998 and Michael Campbell in 2000 and 2005.

The Deutsche Bank Championship had more than enough drama without worrying about Danny Lee as Rickie Fowler came from behind to beat Henrick Stenson by one stroke.

Fowler didn't have the lead till the 16th hole and at one stage he was three down with eight to play, before dropping two big putts to bring him within striking distance. Stenson then pulled the wrong club from the bag and fell short on the par three 16th to find the water.

It was Fowler's third PGA Tour win and he moves into the top five on world rankings.

2015 Cup team (Captained by Nick Price)

Jason Day (Australia), Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), Adam Scott (Australia), Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Branden Grace (South Africa), Marc Leishman (Australia), Anirban Lahiri (India), Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand), Danny Lee (NZ)