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World Cup of Golf: Rob Lee expects Australia to win on home soil

Image: Day and Scott: playing for Australia in the World Cup of Golf

Players don't get too many opportunities to represent their country in golf so I'm sure the guys teeing off in the World Cup will be determined to do their nation proud.

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Another Swede, Jonas Blixt, says he will play more on the European Tour next year in the hope of earning a place in the 2014 Ryder Cup and if he qualifies, Paul McGinley will be getting a player with good credentials. Blixt has won twice within 12 months on the PGA Tour - the 2012 Frys.com Open and the 2013 Greenbrier Classic - which a lot of European pros haven't managed. Plus, he was in the running to win this year's USPGA Championship at the Oak Hill club in New York before finishing fourth behind Jason Dufner, Jim Furyk and Stenson. Stenson is on cloud nine at the minute after winning the Race to Dubai and, provided his wrist holds up, I don't think he will struggle to push on next year in the way Rory McIlroy did this campaign. He won't have to deal with the things Rory did, like a switch of clubs and the scheduling issues, and I only see good form in his future.

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I will go for Australia to win the World Cup of Golf, while at the South African Open I will pick Alejandro Canizares, who has played well over the close of the season and is starting to find his feet.

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