Danny Willetts ongoing back problems have forced him to pull out of the World Cup of Golf at the end of this month. Willett was due to partner Lee Westwood for England in the team event at Kingston Heath in Melbourne, but he will now take a break from golf following next weeks DP World Tour Championship.The Masters champion has been troubled by back issues for the last few seasons, and he revealed last week that he was undergoing swing changes in a bid to alleviate the problem in the long term. Danny Willett has decided not to travel to Australia for the World Cup of Golf Willett pulled out of last months British Masters, supported by Sky Sports, after straining his back during the pre-tournament pro-am, and he has opted against travelling to Australia for the 28-team event which begins on November 24. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The 29-year-old issued a statement which read: I was really looking forward to playing the World Cup with Lee Westwood, but considering everything, including the amount of travel involved and extra strain, decided that it was not in my best interests. Willett was due to partner Lee Westwood in the team competition Willett admitted the changes he is making to his swing have contributed to his poor run of form since the Ryder Cup, and he now faces a huge task to overhaul Henrik Stenson at the top of the Race to Dubai standings.Stenson ended Willetts lengthy stay at the top with his runner-up finish at the WGC-HSBC Champions, where the Englishman was a lowly 75th in the 78-man field in Shanghai. Willett looks incresingly unlikely to catch Race to Dubai leader Henrik Stenson Willett, who missed the cut at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship the week after his torrid Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine, tied for 68th in last weeks Turkish Airlines Open to remain over 250,000 points behind the Swede.Stenson is currently six shots ahead of Willett at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge, where the Open champion can wrap up his second Race to Dubai crown with a win if Willett finishes outside the top 10. Live World Cup of Golf November 24, 2016, 1:00am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Also See: Willett reveals swing changes Race to Dubai scenarios Golf live on Sky Sports 4 European Tour Schedule Darrell Henderson Youth Jersey . -- Billy Donovans bench came up big, bailing out top-seeded Florida in a tight game against what was supposed to be an overmatched opponent. Gerald Everett Womens Jersey . They never thought it would take some blood, too. Kevin Love grabbed his 4,000th career rebound as part of a 19-point, 13-board effort to lead the Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz 112-97 on Tuesday night. http://www.laramsfootballshops.com/clay-matthews-jersey/ . PAUL, Minn. Jack Youngblood Rams Jersey . As a follow-up, TSN.ca offers you the opportunity to chime in on all the big issues with our insiders. Read up on all the questions and answers, and put in your own two cents on our popular Your Call feature. Andrew Whitworth Jersey . As future stars prepare to make the big leap to the professional ranks, TSNs Draft Week delivers wall-to-wall coverage of both the NHL and NBA Entry Drafts, highlighted by exclusive live coverage of both events.GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina pitcher and top draft prospect Jeff Hoffman will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right arm next week. The school says Dr. James Andrews will perform the elbow ligament replacement procedure on Hoffman, a junior who had missed his last two starts because of arm soreness. Hoffman is ranked as the No. 5 prospect by Baseball Americca for the June draft.dddddddddddd Hoffman (3-3) had a 2.94 ERA in 10 starts and ranked fifth in Conference USA with 72 strikeouts. The Latham, New York, native had a season-high 16 strikeouts against Middle Tennessee and 14 strikeouts against Western Kentucky. East Carolina (28-21, 13-11 C-USA) begins a three-game series at Southern Mississippi on Friday. ' ' '