Ryan Fox has hailed his Open Championship triumph as huge for New Zealand golf, crediting his time on the Australian tour as a key factor in becoming a late-blooming major champion at 39.
Days after receiving the inaugural R&A Spirit of Golf Award, Adam Scott backed it up with his golf, closing with a 66 to secure a top-10 finish in his 101st consecutive major.
In his first-ever Open Championship start, Jackson Suber fired a 5-under 65 to take the outright lead at Royal Birkdale, edging Sungjae Im and Dan Brown by a shot.