Who is Ryan Fox? The New Zealand golfer is moving up the Masters leaderboard
Ryan Fox has entered the green jacket discussion after his sizzling start to the third round of the Masters.
Fox birdied holes 1, 2 and 3 and is in the top 10. A relative unknown, the New Zealand professional golfer is making just his second Masters appearance and has yet to record a top-10 finish all year.
Here's everything to know about Fox:
Who is Ryan Fox?
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Fox is 37 years old and has dual membership on the PGA and DP World tours.
He turned pro in 2012 and immediately had top fourth-place finishes on the PGA Tour of Australasia before breaking through in 2014 with a win at the Western Australia Open. He then won the Queensland PGA Championship in 2015 and in 2017 earned his card for the European Tour, where he grabbed his first win in 2019 with the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth.
After a drought, Fox won the Ras al Khaimah Classic in 2022 and earned special temporary membership on the PGA Tour a year later. In September 2023, Fox won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
In 2024, Fox has made just three made cuts in eight PGA starts this season, no finish better than T35. But that's looking to change this weekend.
Ryan Fox's Masters results, major tournament history
Fox tied for 26th in his debut at the Masters last year. His best finish at the U.S. Open is a tie for 41st in 2018, and he tied for 23rd at the PGA Championship last year. His best major finish was at the Open Championship, a tie for 16th in 2019.
Ryan Fox's career earnings
Fox has a career earnings of $2,084,018 on the PGA Tour and more than 10 million Euro on the European Tour.
This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: Who is Ryan Fox on Masters leaderboard? New Zealand golfer what to know
