Ryan Fox is the old-man underdog who did what no one thought he could do, win an Open Championship. It’s precisely why he will be a marked man at this month’s Presidents Cup.
Fact is, a metalwood’s shelf life is a lot shorter if you’re a tour pro like Fox, who ranks among the top 20 percent on tour in driver ball speed at 180 miles per hour.
Adam Scott sealed his place in next season’s Signature Events with a tied-12th finish at the FedEx St Jude Championship, putting him firmly in the frame for a 12th consecutive Presidents Cup appearance alongside Ryan Fox.
Michael Brennan’s Wyndham Championship win vaulted him into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, while Jackson Koivun clung to the final qualifying spot as the postseason field was locked in.
Lydia Ko was crying and screaming watching Ryan Fox’s Open Championship win unfold from the US. Now at Royal Lytham, an hour from Birkdale, she hopes to channel his fearlessness for her own major bid.
Ryan Fox reveals exactly how he managed to carry the claret jug onto his flight, and what it was really like discussing his win with Cameron Young sitting right in front of him.
Steve Williams never did watch much golf. While caddieing for Tiger Woods from 1999 until 2011, he was famous within golf circles for flying home to New Zealand when Woods had two weeks off from competition.
New Zealand’s Ryan Fox, who had not finished in the top-10 in 29 previous major championship starts, sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to capture the 154th Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.
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