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For the first time in his career, Ryan Fox is a major champion.
The 39-year-old Kiwi's previous best finish in a major came at the 2016 Open Championship when he finished in a tie for 16th place. The only other top-20 in his major career came at the U.S. Open last year when he finished in a tie for 19th.
Coming down the stretch of the Open Championship, though, Fox showed his mettle with four birdies in the final six holes including a birdie on No. 18 that was playing as the hardest hole of the weekend and had only given up three birdies on the day.
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As he set up for the major-winning put, though, Fox admitted he was shaking so much he couldn't feel anything.
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"I hit two shots exactly how I wanted to hit them," Fox said. "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."
He reminisced about what everyone practices as a child, hitting the last-second game-winning shot, sinking the major-winning putt – but it's very different in real life.
"To cap it off with a putt -- everyone practices on the green, I guess, you've got a putt to win a major championship, to win The Open. It's not like that in real life. It's not a very comfortable feeling. It's certainly very enjoyable when you see it go in," he said.
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