Ryan Fox (golfer)

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Ryan Fox
Personal information
NicknameFoxy
Born (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 37)
Auckland, New Zealand [1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Residence London, England
Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse
Anneke Ryff
​
(m. 2019)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
OneAsia Tour
Professional wins17
Highest ranking 23 (9 October 2022) [2]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Challenge Tour2
Other9
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
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2019
PGA Tour of Australasia
Player of the Year 		2019
Charles Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2021
European Tour
Player of the Year 		2022

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.

Contents

Professional career

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]

Personal life

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]

Professional wins (17)

European Tour wins (4)

Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
117 Feb 2019 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth 13 and 2 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui
213 Feb 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Classic −22 (63-69-65-69=266)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Ross Fisher
32 Oct 2022 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship −15 (66-74-65-68=273)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén, Flag of England.svg Callum Shinkwin
417 Sep 2023 BMW PGA Championship −18 (69-68-66-67=270)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tyrrell Hatton, Flag of England.svg Aaron Rai

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2022 Dutch Open Flag of France.svg Victor Perez Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Oct 2014 John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open −23 (64-66-68-67=265)6 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Dartnall
222 Feb 2015 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship −17 (72-64-65-62=263)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith
317 Feb 2019 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth 13 and 2 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
126 Jul 2015 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge −14 (62-67-68-73=270)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Thomas Linard
231 Jul 2016 Tayto Northern Ireland Open −19 (66-68-69-62=265)4 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Foos, Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli,
Flag of England.svg Max Orrin, Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Ritthammer

Charles Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
14 May 2014 Ask Metro Muriwai Open−20 (68-64-67-69=268)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Kieran Muir
24 Apr 2021 Clubroom Gulf Harbour Open−23 (67-70-66-62=265)7 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary, Flag of New Zealand.svg James Hydes (a)
311 Apr 2021Autex Muriwai Open (2)−25 (65-66-68-64=263)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Hillier

Other wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
111 Jun 2012 Fiji Open −15 (66-67-68=201)6 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Gillespie, Flag of Fiji.svg Tomasi Tuivuna
28 Jul 2012 Tahiti Open −23 (66-69-62-68=265)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Pilkadaris
39 Jun 2013 Fiji Open (2)−20 (67-72-64-65=268)9 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Gillespie
48 Jun 2014 Tahiti Open (2)−20 (66-66-67-69=268)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Kieran Muir
513 Jun 2020Briscoes Wairakei Pro-Am Invitational−24 (63-66-63=192)13 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Paddison
622 Apr 2021Briscoes Wairakei Pro-Am Invitational (2)−12 (63-71-70=204)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T41
The Open Championship T49CUTT39
PGA Championship T54T27
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T26T38
PGA Championship CUT54T2375
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT43T56
The Open Championship T16NTT67CUTT52T25
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000022
PGA Championship 00000165
U.S. Open 00000063
The Open Championship 00000286
Totals0000032216

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20232024
The Players Championship T27CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2017201820192020202120222023
Championship T67T29
Match Play NT1T17
Invitational
Champions T46T30NT1NT1NT1

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.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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