Ryan Fox

Four times a winner on the DP World Tour, including the 2023 BMW PGA Championship, Ryan Fox captured his first title in America at May’s Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic - chipping in from 50 feet at the first play-off hole against Mackenzie Hughes and Harry Higgs.

He finished runner-up to Rory McIlroy on the 2022 DP World Tour Rankings before entering the world’s top 25.

The following September in the BMW PGA Championship he won at Wentworth, beating Tyrrell Hatton and Aaron Rai with a final hole birdie.

Son of former New Zealand rugby great Grant Fox, the Aucklander could easily have more DP World Tour titles to his name.

At the 2018 Irish Open, Russell Knox forced sudden death with him with a 40-foot effort at the last and repeated it to take the trophy, then in the 2022 Dutch Open Victor Perez stayed alive in their play-off with putts of 20 and 30 feet before making a 40-footer to win.

But Fox, winner of the 2019 Australasian Tour Order of Merit, was not to be denied at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews later the same season, beating Alex Noren and Callum Shinkwin by one.

Represented New Zealand at three Olympics, but surprisingly his best major was his tie for 16th at The 148th Open at Royal Portrush.