Ryan Fox - Clutch!

Jun 8, 2025 - RYAN FOX just pulled off a clinical stunner. The New Zealander captured the 2025 RBC Canadian Open in dramatic fashion, winning on the fourth playoff hole with a laser 3-wood to 7 feet, setting up the tournament-clinching birdie. The playoff duel? A rematch against SAM BURNS…and the same hole four times in a row. FOX didn’t cruise to this one. He had to force the playoff with a clutch 17-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole to tie BURNS at 18-under. Meanwhile, BURNS had already posted an insane final-round 62, highlighted by five straight birdies on the back nine, and looked ready to walk away with it. But golf doesn’t always work that way. In the playoff, both players had chances early — BURNS missed a five-footer to win on the first trip down 18 and then three-putted the final time around, leaving the door wide open. FOX finally slammed it shut with that picture-perfect 3-wood. This was FOX'S second PGA Tour win in five weeks after his Myrtle Beach Classic victory, and he now joins elite 2025 company with the likes of SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER and RORY MCILROY as multiple-time winners. KEVIN YU gave it a run too, finishing solo third at 17-under, but just missed the playoff and an automatic U.S. Open berth. FOX didn’t miss — his win rocketed him to No. 32 in the world, locking in his Oakmont spot. At 38, with two PGA Tour titles and four DP World Tour wins, Fox is quietly building a serious resume — and now he’s doing it in style with back-to-back playoff wins.

5 FUN GOLFER FACTS ABOUT THE 2025 RBC CANADIAN OPEN

• This is FOX'S 2nd PGA win in his 71st start at the age of 38 years, 4 months and 17 days

• This playoff marks the 7th playoff on the tour this season; the playoff records for both players after this weekend - FOX is a solid 2-0, while BURNS is a respectable 2-2

• FOX isn't the first New Zealander to win the Canadian Open as his fellow countryman BOB CHARLES got the win here back in 1968

• CAMERON YOUNG tried to break his record of the most runner up finishes without a win at 7, but fell short as he finished T4

• This event features a side trophy - the Rivermead Cup, which is given to the low Canadian, which was won this year by NICK TAYLOR who finished T13, edging out 7 fellow Canadian golfers

4 FUN GOLFER FACTS ABOUT RYAN FOX

• FOX's dad, Grant Fox, was a member of the New Zealand national rugby team, The All Blacks, and helped them win the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and is also a member of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

• There's more...FOX's Grandfather, Merv Wallace, was a renowned New Zealand cricketer who later coached the national team

• Fox set a standard for himself when he got the longest putt of the 2024 PGA season with a 88' 10" putt drained at the WM Phoenix Open

• There's more...he holds the current 2nd place spot for longest putt in 2025 so far with a 91' 7" putt at the Mexico Open