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Ryan Fox (born 22 January 1987) is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, PGA Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.
| Ryan Fox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | Foxy | ||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1987 Auckland, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  New Zealand | ||||||||
| Residence | London, England Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Anneke Ryff (m. 2019) | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour OneAsia Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 17 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | 23 (9 October 2022)[2] (as of 24 November 2024) | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| European Tour | 4 | ||||||||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 3 | ||||||||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||||||||
| Other | 9 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | T26: 2023 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T23: 2023 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T41: 2018 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T16: 2019 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Fox turned professional in 2012, starting on the 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia. He had two 4th-place finishes, in the New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship and the New South Wales PGA Championship. He was runner-up in the 2014 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship and later in the year won the Western Australian Open.[3] In early 2015, he had his second win on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Queensland PGA Championship.[4]
Fox was joint runner-up in the 2015 Maekyung Open in South Korea and later in the year began playing on the 2015 Challenge Tour, winning the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge in July.[5] He qualified for the 2015 Open Championship through final qualifying, made the cut and finished tied for 49th place.[6]
Fox played on the 2016 Challenge Tour, winning the Tayto Northern Ireland Open as well as being twice a runner-up, and finished 4th in the Order of Merit, earning his card for the 2017 European Tour.
In 2017, Fox finished 5th in the HNA Open de France and tied 4th in both the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. His finish in the Irish Open gained him an entry into the 2017 Open Championship, although he missed the cut. His run of form lifted him in the world top-100 and he received an entry to the 2017 PGA Championship when he finished tied for 54th.
Another timely run of Rolex Series form from late May 2018 resulted in a 43rd in the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club, an 8th in the Italian Open and subsequent qualification at Walton Heath for the 2018 U.S. Open the following day.
In February 2019, Fox won his first European Tour event, at the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, beating Adrián Otaegui 3 and 2 in the final. He was the first New Zealander to win on the European Tour in 10 years since Danny Lee.
2022: Second European Tour win and further success
Fox won his second European Tour event in February 2022 at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic. He shot 22-under-par for four rounds, beating Ross Fisher by five shots.[7] In May, Fox finished tied-for-second place at the Soudal Open, two shots behind winner Sam Horsfield.[8] Two weeks later, he was defeated in a playoff by Victor Perez at the Dutch Open.[9] In July, Fox finished runner-up at the Horizon Irish Open, three shots behind Adrian Meronk.[10] In October, he won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, shooting a final-round 68 to win by one shot ahead of Alex Norén and Callum Shinkwin.[11] In November, he finished runner-up at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, one shot behind Tommy Fleetwood.[12] Having recorded 10 Top-10s during the 2022 season, Fox found himself lying in second position in the DP World Tour Rankings heading into the final event; the DP World Tour Championship.[13] With a 19th-place finish at the season finale, it was good enough to see Fox maintain his second place in the rankings, finishing only behind Rory McIlroy.[14] With his performances across the 2022 European Tour season, he was awarded with the Seve Ballesteros Award.[15]
In May 2023, Fox earned special temporary membership on the PGA Tour.[16] In September 2023, Fox won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He shot a final-round 67, including an up-and-down birdie on the final hole to win by one shot over Tyrrell Hatton and Aaron Rai. It was also his first Rolex Series title.[17]
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Fox is the son of former rugby union player Grant Fox,[3] and grandson of cricketer Merv Wallace.[18]
On 9 March 2019, Fox married Anneke Ryff on Rakino Island in the Hauraki Gulf.[19] The couple have two daughters, Isobel and Margot.[20][21]
European Tour wins (4)
| Legend |
|---|
| Rolex Series (1) |
| Other European Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Feb 2019 | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth1 | 3 and 2 |  Adrián Otaegui | |
| 2 | 13 Feb 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Classic | −22 (63-69-65-69=266) | 5 strokes |  Ross Fisher |
| 3 | 2 Oct 2022 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | −15 (66-74-65-68=273) | 1 stroke |  Alex Norén, Callum Shinkwin |
| 4 | 17 Sep 2023 | BMW PGA Championship | −18 (69-68-66-67=270) | 1 stroke | Tyrrell Hatton, Aaron Rai |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open |  Russell Knox |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Dutch Open |  Victor Perez |
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Oct 2014 | John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open | −23 (64-66-68-67=265) | 6 strokes |  Stephen Dartnall |
| 2 | 22 Feb 2015 | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | −17 (72-64-65-62=263) | 1 stroke | Matthew Millar, Cameron Smith |
| 3 | 17 Feb 2019 | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth1 | 3 and 2 | Adrián Otaegui | |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jul 2015 | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | −14 (62-67-68-73=270) | 1 stroke | Thomas Linard |
| 2 | 31 Jul 2016 | Tayto Northern Ireland Open | −19 (66-68-69-62=265) | 4 strokes |  Dominic Foos,  Dylan Frittelli, Max Orrin, Bernd Ritthammer |
Charles Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 2014 | Ask Metro Muriwai Open | −20 (68-64-67-69=268) | 3 strokes | Kieran Muir |
| 2 | 4 Apr 2021 | Clubroom Gulf Harbour Open | −23 (67-70-66-62=265) | 7 strokes | Josh Geary, James Hydes (a) |
| 3 | 11 Apr 2021 | Autex Muriwai Open (2) | −25 (65-66-68-64=263) | 3 strokes | Daniel Hillier |
Other wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jun 2012 | Fiji Open | −15 (66-67-68=201) | 6 strokes | Nick Gillespie,  Tomasi Tuivuna |
| 2 | 8 Jul 2012 | Tahiti Open | −23 (66-69-62-68=265) | 1 stroke | Terry Pilkadaris |
| 3 | 9 Jun 2013 | Fiji Open (2) | −20 (67-72-64-65=268) | 9 strokes | Nick Gillespie |
| 4 | 8 Jun 2014 | Tahiti Open (2) | −20 (66-66-67-69=268) | 1 stroke | Kieran Muir |
| 5 | 13 Jun 2020 | Briscoes Wairakei Pro-Am Invitational | −24 (63-66-63=192) | 13 strokes | Gareth Paddison |
| 6 | 22 Apr 2021 | Briscoes Wairakei Pro-Am Invitational (2) | −12 (63-71-70=204) | 1 stroke | Josh Geary |
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Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | T41 | |||
| The Open Championship | T49 | CUT | T39 | |
| PGA Championship | T54 | T27 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T26 | T38 | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | 54 | T23 | 75 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T43 | T56 | |
| The Open Championship | T16 | NT | T67 | CUT | T52 | T25 |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2023 Masters – 2024 Open Championship, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – none
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| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T27 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T67 | T29 | |||||
| Match Play | NT1 | T17 | |||||
| Invitational | |||||||
| Champions | T46 | T30 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | ||
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Did not play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing New Zealand): 2009, 2011
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 2010
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing New Zealand): 2009, 2010
Professional
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