How Fox kept cool at baked Birkdale to win The Open
New Zealander Ryan Fox won the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after a dramatic final round. Fox secured his first major title by finishing one stroke ahead of American Cameron Young.
Why it matters
The Open Championship is one of golf's most prestigious events, and this victory marks a significant career milestone for an underdog competitor.
Figure caption, 'What a way to take it' - best of Fox's Open winning final round
BBC Sport golf reporter at Royal Birkdale Published 2 hours ago The Open Championship, final leaderboard
-10 R Fox (NZ); -9 C Young (US); -8 S Burns (US)
Selected: -7 S Scheffler (US), T Fleetwood (Eng); -6 L Herbert (Aus); -5 L Aberg (Swe); -4 B DeChambeau (US); -3 M Penge (Eng), J Smith (Eng), D Brown (Eng); -2 R MacIntyre (Sco), S Lowry (Ire); -1 R McIlroy (NI), M Wallace (Eng)
As chaos unfolded on Sunday afternoon at the 154th Open Championship, Ryan Fox was the man who kept cool in the baking conditions at Royal Birkdale.
The 39-year-old New Zealander, who is the son of All Black legend Grant, shot a two-under 68 to finish one ahead of American Cameron Young and lift the Claret Jug.
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