Ryan Fox

{{Short description|New Zealand professional golfer (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Ryan Fox

| image = Ryan Fox Travelers-113 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Fox at the 2025 Travelers Championship

| fullname =

| nickname = Foxy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/ryan-fox |title=Ryan Fox |year=2016 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=20 August 2016}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|98|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{NZL}}

| residence = London, England
Auckland, New Zealand

| spouse = {{Marriage|Anneke Ryff|2019}}

| partner =

| children = 2

| college =

| yearpro = 2012

| tour = PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia

| extour = Challenge Tour
OneAsia Tour

| prowins = 19

| pgawins = 2

| eurowins = 4

| japwins =

| asiawins = 1

| sunwins =

| auswins = 3

| nwidewins =

| chalwins = 2

| champwins =

| seneurowins =

| otherwins = 9

| majorwins =

| masters = T26: 2023

| usopen = T19: 2025

| open = T16: 2019

| pga = T23: 2023

| wghofid =

| wghofyear =

| award1 = PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner

| year1 = 2019

| award2 = PGA Tour of Australasia
Player of the Year

| year2 = 2019

| award3 = Charles Tour
Order of Merit winner

| year3 = 2021

| award4 = European Tour
Player of the Year

| year4 = 2022

| awardssection =

}}

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.

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/news/pga-tour-aus/2014/wa-open/fox-secures-an-emphatic-victory-at-wa-open |title=Fox secures an emphatic victory at WA Open |publisher=PGA Australia |date=19 October 2014}} In early 2015, he had his second win on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Queensland PGA Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/66514951/kiwi-golfer-ryan-fox-wins-queensland-pga-title-with-backtoback-eagles |title=Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox wins Queensland PGA title with back-to-back eagles |website=Stuff |first=Fred |last=Woodcock |date=22 February 2015}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11487328 |title=Golf: Fox wins maiden title in France |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |date=27 July 2015}} He qualified for the 2015 Open Championship through final qualifying, made the cut and finished tied for 49th place.{{cite web |url=http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=210058&fm=newsmain%2cnarts |title=Fox holds nerve to make British Open cut |publisher=NZCity |date=19 July 2015}}

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.

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.{{cite web |title=Fantastic Fox cruises to Ras Al Khaimah victory |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/fantastic-fox-cruises-to-ras-al-khaimah-victory/ |publisher=European Tour |date=13 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022}} In May, Fox finished tied-for-second place at the Soudal Open, two shots behind winner Sam Horsfield.{{cite web |title=Horsfield lands Soudal Open title after fending off Fox |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/horsfield-lands-soudal-open-title-172838470.html |website=Yahoo! Sport |date=15 May 2022 |access-date=27 January 2023}} Two weeks later, he was defeated in a playoff by Victor Perez at the Dutch Open.{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/dundee-based-victor-perez-claims-dutch-open-title-after-four-hole-play-off-3713316 |title=Dundee-based Victor Perez claims Dutch Open title after four-hole play-off |newspaper=The Scotsman |first=Phil |last=Casey |access-date=29 May 2022 |date=29 May 2022}} In July, Fox finished runner-up at the Horizon Irish Open, three shots behind Adrian Meronk.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/62029956 |title=Irish Open: Adrian Meronk becomes first Polish player to win on DP World Tour |website=BBC Sport |date=3 July 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/63110983 |title=Alfred Dunhill Links: Ryan Fox wins by one shot at St Andrews |website=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022}} In November, he finished runner-up at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, one shot behind Tommy Fleetwood.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12230/12746585/dp-world-tour-tommy-fleetwood-pips-ryan-fox-to-dramatic-nedbank-golf-challenge-win-at-sun-city |title=DP World Tour: Tommy Fleetwood pips Ryan Fox to dramatic Nedbank Golf Challenge win at Sun City |website=Sky Sports |date=13 November 2022 |access-date=13 November 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/ryan-fox-relishing-dp-world-tour-season-finale-after-closing-the-gap-on-rory-mci/ |title=Ryan Fox relishing season finale after closing the gap to Rory McIlroy |publisher=European Tour |date=13 November 2022 |access-date=13 November 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/rolex/news/articles/detail/ryan-fox-sets-sights-on-augusta-after-stellar-2022-season/ |title=Ryan Fox sets sights on Augusta after stellar 2022 season |publisher=European Tour |date=20 November 2022 |access-date=20 November 2022}} With his performances across the 2022 European Tour season, he was awarded with the Seve Ballesteros Award.{{cite web |url= https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/rolex/news/articles/detail/ryan-fox-wins-the-2022-seve-ballesteros-award/ |title= Ryan Fox wins the 2022 Seve Ballesteros Award |publisher=European Tour |date=27 January 2023 |access-date=27 January 2023}}

In May 2023, Fox earned special temporary membership on the PGA Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2023/05/24/ryan-fox-and-min-woo-lee-join-the-pga-tour-as-special-temporary-members |title=Ryan Fox and Min Woo Lee join the PGA Tour as Special Temporary Members |publisher=PGA Tour |date=24 May 2023}} 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/17/ryan-fox-upstages-european-ryder-cup-team-wins-2023-bmw-pga-championship/ |title=Ryan Fox upstages European Ryder Cup team, wins 2023 BMW PGA Championship |magazine=Golfweek |first=Todd |last=Kelly |date=17 September 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023}}

In May 2025, Fox won his first PGA Tour event, the Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic, after chipping in for birdie from just outside 50 feet on the first playoff hole to beat Mackenzie Hughes and Harry Higgs.{{cite news |title=Ryan Fox chips in for birdie in playoff to win Myrtle Beach Classic and take PGA spot |url=https://apnews.com/article/myrtle-beach-classic-pga-tour-ryan-fox-278d8f34d5d96e34666d916d655af796 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=9 June 2025 |date=11 May 2025}} One month later, Fox won the RBC Canadian Open with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole to defeat Sam Burns.{{cite news |title=Ryan Fox wins Canadian Open with ‘best shot I’ve ever hit’ in playoff to beat Sam Burns |url=https://apnews.com/article/ryan-fox-canadian-open-pga-tour-sam-burns-ff3cb143c357d64ea4e0209639bc1e44 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=9 June 2025 |date=8 June 2025}}

Personal life

Fox is the son of former rugby union player Grant Fox, and grandson of cricketer Merv Wallace.{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/golf/fox-happy-to-follow-in-sons-footsteps-20121206-2ayi6.html |title=Fox happy to follow in son's footsteps |date=7 December 2012 |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=24 July 2016 |first=Glenn |last=Jackson}}

On 9 March 2019, Fox married Anneke Ryff on Rakino Island in the Hauraki Gulf.{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/111204850/kiwi-golfer-ryan-fox-and-wife-anneke-marry-on-rakino-island |title=Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox and wife Anneke marry on Rakino Island |date=12 March 2019 |website=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=16 May 2022}} The couple have two daughters.{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/123817666/very-proud-and-slightly-tired-ryan-fox-and-wife-anneke-announce-birth-of-first-child |title='Very proud and slightly tired': Ryan Fox and wife Anneke announce birth of first child |date=24 December 2020 |website=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=16 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/300973537/the-fabulous-ryan-fox-shows-the-all-blacks-what-it-takes|title=The fabulous Ryan Fox shows the All Blacks what it takes |date=20 September 2023 |website=stuff.co.nz |access-date=20 September 2023}}

Professional wins (19)

=PGA Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|11 May 2025

|Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic

|−15 (65-70-68-66=269)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Harry Higgs, {{flagicon|CAN}} Mackenzie Hughes

align=center|2

|align=right|8 Jun 2025

|RBC Canadian Open

|−18 (66-66-64-66=262)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Burns

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|2025

|Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Harry Higgs, {{flagicon|CAN}} Mackenzie Hughes

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|2025

|RBC Canadian Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Burns

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

=European Tour wins (4)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

| Rolex Series (1)

Other European Tour (3)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|17 Feb 2019

|ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth¹

|align=center colspan=2|3 and 2

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Otaegui

align=center|2

|align=right|13 Feb 2022

|Ras Al Khaimah Classic

|−22 (63-69-65-69=266)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Fisher

align=center|3

|align=right|2 Oct 2022

|Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

|−15 (66-74-65-68=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén, {{flagicon|ENG}} Callum Shinkwin

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|align=center|4

|align=right|17 Sep 2023

|BMW PGA Championship

|−18 (69-68-66-67=270)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tyrrell Hatton, {{flagicon|ENG}} Aaron Rai

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

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2018

|Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Russell Knox

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|2022

|Dutch Open

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Perez

|Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|19 Oct 2014

|John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open

|−23 (64-66-68-67=265)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Dartnall

align=center|2

|align=right|22 Feb 2015

|Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship

|−17 (72-64-65-62=263)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Millar, {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Smith

align=center|3

|align=right|17 Feb 2019

|ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth¹

|align=center colspan=2|3 and 2

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Otaegui

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

=Challenge Tour wins (2)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|26 Jul 2015

|Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge

|−14 (62-67-68-73=270)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Linard

align=center|2

|align=right|31 Jul 2016

|Tayto Northern Ireland Open

|−19 (66-68-69-62=265)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Dominic Foos, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Dylan Frittelli,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Max Orrin, {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Ritthammer

=Charles Tour wins (3)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|4 May 2014

|Ask Metro Muriwai Open

|−20 (68-64-67-69=268)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Kieran Muir

align=center|2

|align=right|4 Apr 2021

|Clubroom Gulf Harbour Open

|−23 (67-70-66-62=265)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Josh Geary, {{flagicon|NZL}} James Hydes (a)

align=center|3

|align=right|11 Apr 2021

|Autex Muriwai Open (2)

|−25 (65-66-68-64=263)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel Hillier

=Other wins (6)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|11 Jun 2012

|Fiji Open

|−15 (66-67-68=201)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Gillespie, {{flagicon|FIJ}} Tomasi Tuivuna

align=center|2

|align=right|8 Jul 2012

|Tahiti Open

|−23 (66-69-62-68=265)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Pilkadaris

align=center|3

|align=right|9 Jun 2013

|Fiji Open (2)

|−20 (67-72-64-65=268)

|9 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Gillespie

align=center|4

|align=right|8 Jun 2014

|Tahiti Open (2)

|−20 (66-66-67-69=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Kieran Muir

align=center|5

|align=right|13 Jun 2020

|Briscoes Wairakei Pro-Am Invitational

|−24 (63-66-63=192)

|13 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Gareth Paddison

align=center|6

|align=right|22 Apr 2021

|Briscoes Wairakei Pro-Am Invitational (2)

|−12 (63-71-70=204)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Josh Geary

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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!Tournament

!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T41

align=left|The Open Championship

|T49

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T39

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T54

|T27

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T26

|T38

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|54

|T23

|75

|T28

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T43

|T56

|T19

align=left|The Open Championship

|T16

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T67

|CUT

|T52

|T25

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied for place

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	0	4	24	18
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	4
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	6