Another great Irish Open week for Ryan Fox
Ryan Fox – file photo Getty Images / DP World Tour
New Zealand’s Ryan Fox has continued his remarkable record at the Horizon Irish Open after finishing in a share of 3rd place at the K Club in County Kildare overnight.
In now seven starts in the event, Fox has finished runner-up on two occasions, once third and once fourth and today added another €266,000 to his already significant earnings in the historic event.
Fox finished only two shots from the winner, Vincent Norrman of Sweden, who won his first DP World Tour event and €951,000, although the 25-year-old is also now a PGA Tour winner, having won the Barbasol Championship in July.
Norrman came from six shots off the lead through 54 holes to win by one over Germany’s Hurly Long.
Interestingly, Norrman is not a member of the European Ryder Cup team despite having now won on the PGA and DP World Tours this season.
Fox, who is now playing much of his golf in the US after gaining special temporary membership there, added a final round of 70 and needed an eagle at the last to catch Norrman who had finished 90 minutes or so earlier. His second shot finished short of the green after finding the rough from the tee and a poor pitch led to a disappointing par.
Min Woo Lee, who now has similar status to Fox on the PGA Tour, also had a good week when he finished in a share of 7th and moved to 5th on the DP World Rankings.
