Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has withdrawn from PGA Tour’s US$20m RBC Heritage event in South Carolina nine holes into the opening round due to illness.
Fox battled with a cold during his debut appearance at the Masters earlier this week where he finished in a share of 26th.
The 36-year-old was six-over through the opening nine holes, including a triple bogey eight, when he pulled out of the tournament.
Fox, who is ranked 37th in the world, had a special exemption to play in the tournament, one of the PGA’s designated events, after appearing in the opening major of the year in Augusta.