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Grant Fox on son Ryan's 'surreal' PGA Tour hot streak
Ryan Fox's family is still coming to terms with his second PGA Tour win in the space of a month. Emotions are running high 24 hours after the dramatic play-off victory against American Sam Burns at the Canadian Open in Toronto yesterday. "Surreal really, we're still trying to process it," dad Grant Fox told Breakfast. "To get one win a month ago was amazing; to back it up again four weeks later… we can't believe it really to be honest. "We're so proud of him, so pleased for him. The Mrytle Beach win was life changing — this puts it up another level." ADVERTISEMENT Fox admitted even he had been surprised at the seemingly late explosion of form from his son. Grant Fox told Breakfast they were "so proud" of the 38-year-old. (Source: Breakfast) "I'd like to say no, because we've always believed in him, and there are people around him that have always believed in him. "[Coach] Marcus Wheelhouse has been travelling a lot lately to help Ryan. I want to give Wheelie a big pat on the back, without his input in the last month, I don't think these results would have happened." New Zealand's Ryan Fox hits a shot out of the bunker on the 18th hole during a playoff hole in the final round of the RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ontario. (Source: Associated Press) The former All Black said the win at Myrtle Beach seems to have "relaxed" the 38-year-old. "He can sort of play with freedom because he knows he's got a job for the next couple of years, he knows where he's going to be. ADVERTISEMENT "When you're playing for your livelihood every year, that comes with a lot of anxiety and stress. When you're having conversations with Ryan sometimes you can sense that. The Kiwi golfer said it was great to hit "probably the best shot of my entire life" on the 18th hole. (Source: SKY) "But now he doesn't have to worry about that." The win also qualified Fox for this week's US Open in Pennsylvania, the third major of the year.
Winnipeg Free Press
12-05-2025
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PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox comes from a family of champions in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ryan Fox, who broke through for his first PGA Tour win at the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday, comes from a line of sporting champions in his native New Zealand. Fox's father and sometime caddie, Grant Fox, was a leading rugby player who played 46 times for New Zealand's All Blacks and is fourth on the career scoring list with 645 points. Grant Fox was a member of the New Zealand team that won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987. He scored 126 points in that tournament, which is still a record for an individual at a World Cup. Ryan Fox's maternal grandfather was Merv Wallace, a captain and later coach of the New Zealand cricket team. Wallace coached the team that achieved New Zealand's first test match victory, over the West Indies in 1956. Grant Fox has spoken about the experience of following Ryan's performances at a distance, often in the small hours of the morning in New Zealand because of time zone differences. 'If he's at the pointy end of the field and there's a chance he's going to get (television) coverage, we're up,' Grant Fox said in a 2022 interview. 'I'm getting older now and it's getting harder to recover from that. 'But there's live scoring and my wife follows it religiously. The phone's by the bed at night.' On Sunday, Ryan Fox was in the clubhouse at 15 under after a final-round 66 and got into a playoff after Mackenzie Hughes bogeyed the 18th. Fox chipped in for birdie on the first playoff hole to win and secure a spot in the PGA Championship. Grant Fox said he was delighted to see his son, now 38, following his own sporting dream. 'All you want for your kids is for them to be happy and healthy and chasing their dream,' Grant Fox said. 'It doesn't matter how old they are you still want them to be doing that and Ryan's doing it. 'I love the fact that he's excelling in a sport different from mine.' Fox is the ninth New Zealander to win on the PGA Tour. ___ AP golf:
Fox Sports
12-05-2025
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PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox comes from a family of champions in New Zealand
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ryan Fox, who broke through for his first PGA Tour win at the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday, comes from a line of sporting champions in his native New Zealand. Fox's father and sometime caddie, Grant Fox, was a leading rugby player who played 46 times for New Zealand's All Blacks and is fourth on the career scoring list with 645 points. Grant Fox was a member of the New Zealand team that won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987. He scored 126 points in that tournament, which is still a record for an individual at a World Cup. Ryan Fox's maternal grandfather was Merv Wallace, a captain and later coach of the New Zealand cricket team. Wallace coached the team that achieved New Zealand's first test match victory, over the West Indies in 1956. Grant Fox has spoken about the experience of following Ryan's performances at a distance, often in the small hours of the morning in New Zealand because of time zone differences. 'If he's at the pointy end of the field and there's a chance he's going to get (television) coverage, we're up,' Grant Fox said in a 2022 interview. 'I'm getting older now and it's getting harder to recover from that. 'But there's live scoring and my wife follows it religiously. The phone's by the bed at night.' On Sunday, Ryan Fox was in the clubhouse at 15 under after a final-round 66 and got into a playoff after Mackenzie Hughes bogeyed the 18th. Fox chipped in for birdie on the first playoff hole to win and secure a spot in the PGA Championship. Grant Fox said he was delighted to see his son, now 38, following his own sporting dream. 'All you want for your kids is for them to be happy and healthy and chasing their dream,' Grant Fox said. 'It doesn't matter how old they are you still want them to be doing that and Ryan's doing it. 'I love the fact that he's excelling in a sport different from mine.' Fox is the ninth New Zealander to win on the PGA Tour. ___ AP golf: in this topic
Washington Post
12-05-2025
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- Washington Post
PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox comes from a family of champions in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ryan Fox, who broke through for his first PGA Tour win at the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday, comes from a line of sporting champions in his native New Zealand. Fox's father and sometime caddie, Grant Fox, was a leading rugby player who played 46 times for New Zealand's All Blacks and is fourth on the career scoring list with 645 points.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox comes from a family of champions in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ryan Fox, who broke through for his first PGA Tour win at the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday, comes from a line of sporting champions in his native New Zealand. Fox's father and sometime caddie, Grant Fox, was a leading rugby player who played 46 times for New Zealand's All Blacks and is fourth on the career scoring list with 645 points. Advertisement Grant Fox was a member of the New Zealand team that won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987. He scored 126 points in that tournament, which is still a record for an individual at a World Cup. Ryan Fox's maternal grandfather was Merv Wallace, a captain and later coach of the New Zealand cricket team. Wallace coached the team that achieved New Zealand's first test match victory, over the West Indies in 1956. Grant Fox has spoken about the experience of following Ryan's performances at a distance, often in the small hours of the morning in New Zealand because of time zone differences. 'If he's at the pointy end of the field and there's a chance he's going to get (television) coverage, we're up,' Grant Fox said in a 2022 interview. 'I'm getting older now and it's getting harder to recover from that. Advertisement 'But there's live scoring and my wife follows it religiously. The phone's by the bed at night.' On Sunday, Ryan Fox was in the clubhouse at 15 under after a final-round 66 and got into a playoff after Mackenzie Hughes bogeyed the 18th. Fox chipped in for birdie on the first playoff hole to win and secure a spot in the PGA Championship. Grant Fox said he was delighted to see his son, now 38, following his own sporting dream. 'All you want for your kids is for them to be happy and healthy and chasing their dream,' Grant Fox said. 'It doesn't matter how old they are you still want them to be doing that and Ryan's doing it. 'I love the fact that he's excelling in a sport different from mine.' Fox is the ninth New Zealander to win on the PGA Tour. ___ AP golf:
