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New Zealand's Ryan Fox had never finished inside the top 10 in a major tournament during his lengthy career.
His best finish in a major came at the 2019 Open Championship when he finished in a tie for 16th place. Fast forward seven years later and Fox finally bested that finish by winning the Open Championship with a birdie on No. 18 to beat Cameron Young for the Claret Jug.
"I hit two shots exactly how I wanted to hit them," Fox said of his iron shot on No. 18 before connecting on an 11-foot putt to win. "I didn't feel anything for the putt; everything was shaking that much. I was just happy to hit it somewhat near the hole, and to see it go in was incredible."
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Immediately after his victory, Fox joined the list of major winners to withdraw from their next event when he withdrew from the 3M Open this week.
Fox, who is known was one of the fastest players on the PGA Tour, admitted that helped him down the stretch of his first major victory.
"I was always that way as a kid," Fox said. "I see things fast. I was the same when I was playing cricket growing up. I played almost every sport growing up, and tennis I wanted to hit the ball hard, and cricket I wanted to hit the ball hard. Everything just happened fast. I was never methodical at anything, to be honest, and it just carried over into golf."
While he's used to playing fast, he'll have some extra time to rest and recover for his next tournament.
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