Ryan Fox, a 39-year-old New Zealander with two PGA Tour victories to his name, played the last two rounds in 10-under par 130 to take the 154th British Open. On the 16th tee, Fox trailed Cameron Young by one shot with three holes to go. He then birdied the 16th to force a tie, parred the 17th, and then hit a spectacular approach shot to within about seven feet on the par-4 18th, which had only been birdied twice all day. He rammed in the birdie putt and became the Champion Golfer of the Year. Here's the final leaderboard:
1. Ryan Fox (NZL): -10 (72+68+62+68 = 270)
2. Cameron Young: -9 (67+67+73+64=271)
3. Sam Burns: -8 (73+62+65+72=272)
T4. Scottie Scheffler: -7 (68+68+70+67=273)
T4. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG): -7 (69+67+69+68=273)
T6. Casey Jarvis (RSA): -6 (73+67+68+66=274)
T6. Lucas Herbert (AUS): -6 (70+62+71+71=274)
T6. Si Woo Kim (KOR): -6 (68+67+67+72=274)
T9. Adam Scott (AUS): -5 (72+66+71+66=275)
T9. Russell Henley: -5 (70+71+68+66=275)
T9. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (DEN): -5 (72+66+67+70=275)
T9. Ludvig Aberg (SWE): -5 (71+66+67+71=275)
T9. Ryan Gerard: -5 (67+67+69+72=275)
And so ends a disappointing year for American Golf fans. Rory McIlroy (NIR) won the Masters for the second year in a row, and there wasn't much reason to complain about that. But Aaron Rai (ENG) staggered home the winner in a fairly dour PGA Championship, and Ryan Fox (NZL) became the first non-American to with the British Open since Cameron Smith in 2022. Only Wyndham Clark's second U.S. Open victory prevented the Americans from being whitewashed.
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