Fox among leaders at PGA Championship
- NZ Sports Wire
- 2 days ago
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New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has made an early impression at golf's second major, the PGA Championship.
Fox ended his first round at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday (Friday NZ Time) tied for the clubhouse lead at four-under, following an early-morning round featuring six birdies and two bogeys.
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Coming off his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Myrtle Beach Classic last weekend, Fox - the last man to confirm his spot in the field - held the solo lead several times during his round.
Starting at the 10th hole, the 38-year-old Aucklander birdied three of his first five holes to get to three-under, making the turn in 33.
He made a seven-footer for birdie on the par-five 10th, a 30-footer on the par-three 13th and drove the green on the 311-yard par-four 14th, just missing a lengthy eagle putt before tapping in.
After eight straight pars, Fox had a busy finish to his round, with three birdies and two bogeys in his final five holes on the front-side.
He rolled in a 13-footer on the par-four fifth for birdie, but followed with a bogey at the par-three sixth, missing a three-footer for par.
The Kiwi No 1 moved to five-under with birdies at the par-five seventh and par-four eighth - making birdie putts of two feet and six feet - before closing out his round with a bogey at the par-four ninth after sending his approach shots well left and missing a 12-footer for par.
Fox will tee off his second round from the first hole at 12.30pm Friday local time (4.30am Saturday NZT).
In six previous appearance at the PGA Championship, he has made the weekend cut five times, with a best finish of T23 in 2023.
