The team is headlined by women's world number one Lydia Ko, while men's world number 40 Danny Lee is joined by Ryan Fox. For the 1st time in Olympic history we welcome golfers to the NZ Olympic Team! Fox has convinced the New Zealand Olympic Committee he has the potential to make the 16 in the 60-strong field, with a world ranking of 184. @LydiaKo @ryanfoxgolfer @dannygolf72 pic.twitter.com/CLYwv59D6j — NZ Olympic Team (@nzolympics) July 17, 2016Ko has made it very clear that the Olympics is her pinnacle event of 2016. The trio are expected to be the last to be added to the New Zealand team, although the Sports Tribunal is considering an appeal from marathon runner Paul Martelletti.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 17, 2016 21:01 UTC