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KiwiPie

@1kiwi said in Golf:

Ryan Fox gets his 2023 season underway later this week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

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Also another Kiwi playing on the DP World Tour this year is Daniel Hillier who earned his card after some great results on the Challenge Tour last year.

Fox is now ranked 28th in the world ... time to win a major Ryan!

1kiwi

Slow start for Ryan Fox at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, tied for 44th at -1 after the 1st Round but how about this from him!

1 month later

JK

I think Lydia could have a pretty special year. Shes kicked off where she left off last year and I think 2023 could be pretty dominant for her.

JK

Also, Foxy back home and shot a new course record 60 at Te Arai (South) last week

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He had a 61 at Tara Iti back in January to set the course record there too.

1kiwi

Yeah I heard Foxy chatting to Sumo & Beaver on SENZ earlier this week about his course record. He also chatted to them about his upcoming schedule that he heads off to the US on Saturday to play the Arnold Palmer Invitational next week, then The Players Championship, World Golf Championships Matchplay, The Masters & The RBC Heritage in South Carolina so a big couple of months ahead for Foxy.

taniwharugby

@JK he had been shooting some low numbers in that period in NZ and had a hole in 1 at his home club...just highlights how different these courses must be compared to those they play on tour, given that one is a shade under 7,000 yards which isnt massively shorter than most tour courses, I think Bethpage black is one of the longer ones at 7400 yards (although Augusta is down as 7500)

JK

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

@JK he had been shooting some low numbers in that period in NZ and had a hole in 1 at his home club...just highlights how different these courses must be compared to those they play on tour, given that one is a shade under 7,000 yards which isnt massively shorter than most tour courses, I think Bethpage black is one of the longer ones at 7400 yards (although Augusta is down as 7500)

Its crazy eh. Plus Te Arai south is super forgiving. You can easily see how he could (and did) burn it up there

11 days later

1kiwi

Ryan Fox shot a five under 67 in the final round to finish tied for 14th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida this morning earning $520,000 NZD for his efforts.
Next up for him is The Players Championship later this week.

KiwiPie

@1kiwi said in Golf:

Ryan Fox shot a five under 67 in the final round to finish tied for 14th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida this morning earning $520,000 NZD for his efforts.
Next up for him is The Players Championship later this week.

That's a pretty solid result for Fox given the quality of the field and how tricky it was to shoot a score.

taniwharugby

Be good if he has a couple more good comps as he builds for the masters next month, do wonders for his confidence.

8 days later

canefan

@1kiwi said in Golf:

Kiwi Danny Lee has won the latest LIV Golf event in Arizona pocketing $6,000,000 for his victory.

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Way to go Danny Boy!

taniwharugby

@1kiwi so that has probably multiplied his career earnings by about 10

dogmeat

@1kiwi Good job that putt hit the pin or it would have ended up in Phoenix

JK

@dogmeat said in Golf:

@1kiwi Good job that putt hit the pin or it would have ended up in Phoenix

Truth!

1 month later