July 15, 2024 • 10 mins
Catching up with Kiwi Golf number one ahead of the 152nd Open Championship out of Royal Troon. Gets underway Thursday night NZT with four Kiwis in the field!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
The fourth and final golf major of the year this
week gets underway Thursday night, New Zealand time out of
Royal Troon in Scotland, it'll play host of the one
hundred and fifty second Open Championship, joining us on the
show this morning, Key we Number one, Ryan Fox Morning.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Ryan Morning, Brian.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
How does it feel leading up to an Open Championship
almost like Christmas Eve?
Speaker 1 (00:31):
For you?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Is it or your twenty second time teeing off just
become the norm?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I will say it's a bit closer to the norm
than Christmas, but that's still nice to be here, that's
for sure. You know, they're the events you want to play,
and I think it's kind of nice that it is
slightly more comfortable than what it has been in the past.
I think that kind of lets me play a little
bit better. And while I haven't probably excelled in the
majors in the last couple of years, I've certainly made
(00:59):
a few cuts and hopefully this is the one I
can kind of put four rounds together and be there
come Sunday.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
I think talking about making cuts, I think you've had
a run of seven straight to making the cat dating
back to twenty twenty three Masters. So what's working so
well for you when you get to these major events, right?
Speaker 3 (01:18):
I'm probably a little bit of comfort in them now.
You know, the crowds don't really bother me too much.
You know, the toughness of the golf courses. It feels
a lot more normal than it did a few years ago,
and certainly not overawed by you know, the strength of
field and who's playing and stuff like that. So that
certainly helps. And I feel like in the majors you've
(01:39):
kind of got to be patient. You don't have to
go out and shoot a super low score or anything
like that, and that kind of that kind of suits me.
I quite like tough golf and that respect. You know,
it forces you to really get into your shots, and
you know, I've always really liked that, and it's it's
worked pretty well for two rounds the last few last
(02:00):
few majors.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I just haven't quite put it together for four yet.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Last week, first one to back on the links, as
you mentioned at that Scottish Open, did you take more
positives than negatives out of last week with your result.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, Look, it was a funny week, to be honest.
I played pretty average the first two rounds and kind
of got it up and down from everywhere and made
the most of my chances, and it was in a
pretty good position, to be honest, after two rounds and
on the weekend, I think I made five bernies on
a very easy golf course and actually felt like I
had it a little bit better than I did in
(02:37):
the first two rounds and just didn't take those opportunities
at all. Hit a bunch of good parts that didn't
go in. Then It's one of those golf courses where
Lenk's golf in general, I think is quite hard to
hit it really close to the whole. You feel like
you've got to always make a ten or fifteen foot
of for Bertie, and I had a lot of those
over the weekend and kind of didn't kind of didn't
(02:58):
make them, and they made a couple of silly mistakes,
you know, went backwards pretty quick. But I can definitely
take some positives out of it. It was nice to
get a run on Link's golf again that I haven't
played Links golf in a year, so that's always good.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
And my short game.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Was very tidy last week, which is, you know, something
that I haven't had for the last few weeks sort
of sort of itself out a little bit in Germany,
and then last week that was even better. So I
can definitely take that out and I just need to
put all parts of my game together. They seem to
be working, just not at the same time, which is
(03:32):
a bit frustrating.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
It's like a.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Jigsaw puzzle, really, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
It is, it is, unfortunately, but that's golf. There's so
many different aspects to it, and you work hard on
one and then something else disappears, and you work hard
on that and the other thing disappears, and that's kind
of what it's been all season. I feel like I'm
chasing my tail, and just as I make progress with something,
you know, something else kind of goes the other way.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
So Royal true, and that's a really historic course. It's
hosted the Open nine i think, dating back to nineteen
twenty three, the one hundred and fifty second Open Championship.
Be a bit of a history buff when it comes
to golf courses like Royal.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Troon not really.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
You know, I obviously know a little bit about it.
I remember watching it in sixteen and Henrick and Phil showdown,
which was arguably one of the best Sundays in Major
championship history. And yeah, it's a fairly tough golf course.
I had a few mates play that week and said
that it was a very one sided drawer. And it
can be that kind of golf course that if the
(04:34):
wind blows at the wrong time, it can get brutal
very very quickly. And one side of the drawer got
the brutalness and the other side got it a little
bit easier.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
And you know, that's kind of the beauty of Links golf.
It's just it's cool like that.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
I mean, the only thing I really know about Troon
is I've got the famous posted stamp hole, which is
pretty awesome, and I think whole number eleven is along
the railway tracks. I can't remember the name of the hole,
but it's that's a pretty famous hole as well, you know,
a very tough, tough hole amongst a fair few other
(05:10):
tough holes on that back nine.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Have you had a chance to get out and have
a practice round yet or when do you do that?
Speaker 1 (05:16):
No? I'm going to head out tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
I did some practice out there today, but this is
my fourth week in a row and I've played all
the weekends thankfully, and throwing a bit of traveling there
as well, so it's kind of nice to just have
a bit of a quiet day and you know, I
don't feel like the game's too far away, and you know,
I've got probably twenty seven holes over the next two
(05:39):
days to kind of to get out there and see
the golf course, and my Keddie walked it today, so
that should be easily enough for us in preparation.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
And it'll be a special tournament for Keew golf fans
as well because we've actually got four keywi's playing there.
We've got yourself, Daniel Hillier, Michael Hendry and Kazuma Kabori.
So that must feel pretty cool, really, wouldn't it.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Yeah, We've actually all four of us are playing a
practice around together tomorrow, which will be pretty sweet. You know,
I can't remember off the top of my head the
last time we had four Kiwis play a major, but
it's certainly not since I've been a professional. I think
we might have had three at one point, but you know,
we've had two and a few but not not too many,
(06:21):
so to have four of us here as as pretty amazing,
and it's it's gonna be fun to walk around with
with them tomorrow. And I've played a fair bit of
golf with Dan in the last couple of weeks. I
played a practice room Kazumer at the PGA when he
got in. And I haven't seen Mike for quite a while,
so I'm looking forward to catching up with him, and
(06:43):
you know, it's great to see him playing playing some
good golf again after you know, what was a pretty
tough and scary year for him last year.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
You're like the older statesman of the keywis really now,
aren't you?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Well, technically Mike's older than me, so he can claim that.
But yeah, I've been on tour for a while now.
You know it's kind of cool. I feel comfortable out
here now, and you know, I don't mind. We've got
two kids, so I don't mind being a little bit
of a father figure to a couple of the younger guys.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
In your season to date, Ryan first year of the
fully fledged PGA Tour card, you've been vocally about the
struggles of being over in the States. You're now back
in Europe. You feel almost a bit of weight off
your shoulders, more at home playing in Europe rather than
in the States.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Yeah, Look, the last couple of weeks have certainly been
probably a bit more fun off the golf course. You know,
I know a lot more people over in Europe.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
I've got a lot of.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Good mates on tour, both players, caddies and also tournament staff.
So it's kind of felt like a little bit of
a reunion for me the last couple of weeks, catching
up with everyone and going out for dinner. And you know,
the great thing about the DP World Tour is everyone
tends to stay quite close together. You have your tournament
hotels and everyone kind of stays there, and it's really
(07:59):
easy to catch up with people, whereas in the States,
you kind of grab your car at the airport and
everyone goes. They're separate ways, and you've almost got to
go out of your way to catch up with people.
And I've certainly enjoyed being being back in Europe and
you know, playing some familiar golf courses and stuff like that,
and you know, I feel like I started to figure
it out a little bit in the States. You know,
(08:19):
later on in the season. I've still had a little
bit of work to do to keep my card for
next year. But you know, the form's definitely picked up
a little bit the last few weeks. And I think
I said it earlier. I just kind of need to
put all the pieces together. It's been very close a
lot of times, but it always seems that something hasn't
quite worked. And win a golf tournament, you need kind
(08:40):
of everything working. And you know, it's not late on
in the season yet. I've still got plenty of golf
to play, but I'd certainly like to put all the
pieces together sooner rather than later.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
It's been a couple of weeks for you. After the Open,
we've got the Well, you're part of the three person
New Zealand team for the Paris Olympic Games. Your third
Olympic Games. How special is it have the silver fern
on wearing silver fern at the Olympics for you?
Speaker 1 (09:04):
Yeah, that's.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Just an amazing achievement. You know, if you'd have told
me growing up that I'd play in three Olympics, I'm
not sure i'd have believed you. You know, at that point,
golf kind of wasn't in it. And I guess even
when I first turned pro, I wasn't sure the Olympics
was ever on my radar. I was just trying to,
you know, make make a life as a professional golfer.
(09:28):
And who are now going to go to my third
is as very cool and you know, my family, with
our sporting history, it's you know, the absolute highest honor
to represent your nation. You know, even though I kind
of do it and golf week in week out under
the Kiwi flag.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
It's certainly not the same as making your team.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
And you know, the Olympics as the pinnacle of sport
and to be a part of that team is as awesome.
And I'm looking forward to to eat into Paris in
a couple of weeks, and you know, that's a golf
course I'm very familiar with. I've played there a bunch,
and you know, looking forward to to go and back
there and.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Enjoying the Olympic experience.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
I'm going to go to the opening ceremony for the
first time this year, and hopefully get to a few
of the other sporting events earlier in the week. And
then you obviously the FOLKUS are going to shift to golf,
you know, come sort of Monday Tuesday of the tournament week.
But it's certainly nice to go to a familiar place
for that and you know, again, being my third I
(10:23):
kind of at least get how everything works, so it'll
be a cool experience absolutely.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Hey Ryan, thanks for giving up your time this morning.
Plenty of fans back in New Zealand to be reading
for you across the weekend. All the very best, mate.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Cheers Bryan. Thanks
The country, sport breakfasts, weekly tea off, golf coverage with
Crown Trade up to a new Crown forklift simply the
best Well.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
The fourth and final golf major of the year this
week gets underway Thursday night, New Zealand time out of
Royal Troon in Scotland, it'll play host of the one
hundred and fifty second Open Championship, joining us on the
show this morning, Key we Number one, Ryan Fox Morning.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Ryan Morning, Brian.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
How does it feel leading up to an Open Championship
almost like Christmas Eve?
Speaker 1 (00:31):
For you?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Is it or your twenty second time teeing off just
become the norm?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I will say it's a bit closer to the norm
than Christmas, but that's still nice to be here, that's
for sure. You know, they're the events you want to play,
and I think it's kind of nice that it is
slightly more comfortable than what it has been in the past.
I think that kind of lets me play a little
bit better. And while I haven't probably excelled in the
majors in the last couple of years, I've certainly made
(00:59):
a few cuts and hopefully this is the one I
can kind of put four rounds together and be there
come Sunday.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
I think talking about making cuts, I think you've had
a run of seven straight to making the cat dating
back to twenty twenty three Masters. So what's working so
well for you when you get to these major events, right?
Speaker 3 (01:18):
I'm probably a little bit of comfort in them now.
You know, the crowds don't really bother me too much.
You know, the toughness of the golf courses. It feels
a lot more normal than it did a few years ago,
and certainly not overawed by you know, the strength of
field and who's playing and stuff like that. So that
certainly helps. And I feel like in the majors you've
(01:39):
kind of got to be patient. You don't have to
go out and shoot a super low score or anything
like that, and that kind of that kind of suits me.
I quite like tough golf and that respect. You know,
it forces you to really get into your shots, and
you know, I've always really liked that, and it's it's
worked pretty well for two rounds the last few last
(02:00):
few majors.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I just haven't quite put it together for four yet.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Last week, first one to back on the links, as
you mentioned at that Scottish Open, did you take more
positives than negatives out of last week with your result.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, Look, it was a funny week, to be honest.
I played pretty average the first two rounds and kind
of got it up and down from everywhere and made
the most of my chances, and it was in a
pretty good position, to be honest, after two rounds and
on the weekend, I think I made five bernies on
a very easy golf course and actually felt like I
had it a little bit better than I did in
(02:37):
the first two rounds and just didn't take those opportunities
at all. Hit a bunch of good parts that didn't
go in. Then It's one of those golf courses where
Lenk's golf in general, I think is quite hard to
hit it really close to the whole. You feel like
you've got to always make a ten or fifteen foot
of for Bertie, and I had a lot of those
over the weekend and kind of didn't kind of didn't
(02:58):
make them, and they made a couple of silly mistakes,
you know, went backwards pretty quick. But I can definitely
take some positives out of it. It was nice to
get a run on Link's golf again that I haven't
played Links golf in a year, so that's always good.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
And my short game.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Was very tidy last week, which is, you know, something
that I haven't had for the last few weeks sort
of sort of itself out a little bit in Germany,
and then last week that was even better. So I
can definitely take that out and I just need to
put all parts of my game together. They seem to
be working, just not at the same time, which is
(03:32):
a bit frustrating.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
It's like a.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Jigsaw puzzle, really, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
It is, it is, unfortunately, but that's golf. There's so
many different aspects to it, and you work hard on
one and then something else disappears, and you work hard
on that and the other thing disappears, and that's kind
of what it's been all season. I feel like I'm
chasing my tail, and just as I make progress with something,
you know, something else kind of goes the other way.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
So Royal true, and that's a really historic course. It's
hosted the Open nine i think, dating back to nineteen
twenty three, the one hundred and fifty second Open Championship.
Be a bit of a history buff when it comes
to golf courses like Royal.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Troon not really.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
You know, I obviously know a little bit about it.
I remember watching it in sixteen and Henrick and Phil showdown,
which was arguably one of the best Sundays in Major
championship history. And yeah, it's a fairly tough golf course.
I had a few mates play that week and said
that it was a very one sided drawer. And it
can be that kind of golf course that if the
(04:34):
wind blows at the wrong time, it can get brutal
very very quickly. And one side of the drawer got
the brutalness and the other side got it a little
bit easier.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
And you know, that's kind of the beauty of Links golf.
It's just it's cool like that.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
I mean, the only thing I really know about Troon
is I've got the famous posted stamp hole, which is
pretty awesome, and I think whole number eleven is along
the railway tracks. I can't remember the name of the hole,
but it's that's a pretty famous hole as well, you know,
a very tough, tough hole amongst a fair few other
(05:10):
tough holes on that back nine.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Have you had a chance to get out and have
a practice round yet or when do you do that?
Speaker 1 (05:16):
No? I'm going to head out tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
I did some practice out there today, but this is
my fourth week in a row and I've played all
the weekends thankfully, and throwing a bit of traveling there
as well, so it's kind of nice to just have
a bit of a quiet day and you know, I
don't feel like the game's too far away, and you know,
I've got probably twenty seven holes over the next two
(05:39):
days to kind of to get out there and see
the golf course, and my Keddie walked it today, so
that should be easily enough for us in preparation.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
And it'll be a special tournament for Keew golf fans
as well because we've actually got four keywi's playing there.
We've got yourself, Daniel Hillier, Michael Hendry and Kazuma Kabori.
So that must feel pretty cool, really, wouldn't it.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Yeah, We've actually all four of us are playing a
practice around together tomorrow, which will be pretty sweet. You know,
I can't remember off the top of my head the
last time we had four Kiwis play a major, but
it's certainly not since I've been a professional. I think
we might have had three at one point, but you know,
we've had two and a few but not not too many,
(06:21):
so to have four of us here as as pretty amazing,
and it's it's gonna be fun to walk around with
with them tomorrow. And I've played a fair bit of
golf with Dan in the last couple of weeks. I
played a practice room Kazumer at the PGA when he
got in. And I haven't seen Mike for quite a while,
so I'm looking forward to catching up with him, and
(06:43):
you know, it's great to see him playing playing some
good golf again after you know, what was a pretty
tough and scary year for him last year.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
You're like the older statesman of the keywis really now,
aren't you?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Well, technically Mike's older than me, so he can claim that.
But yeah, I've been on tour for a while now.
You know it's kind of cool. I feel comfortable out
here now, and you know, I don't mind. We've got
two kids, so I don't mind being a little bit
of a father figure to a couple of the younger guys.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
In your season to date, Ryan first year of the
fully fledged PGA Tour card, you've been vocally about the
struggles of being over in the States. You're now back
in Europe. You feel almost a bit of weight off
your shoulders, more at home playing in Europe rather than
in the States.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Yeah, Look, the last couple of weeks have certainly been
probably a bit more fun off the golf course. You know,
I know a lot more people over in Europe.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
I've got a lot of.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Good mates on tour, both players, caddies and also tournament staff.
So it's kind of felt like a little bit of
a reunion for me the last couple of weeks, catching
up with everyone and going out for dinner. And you know,
the great thing about the DP World Tour is everyone
tends to stay quite close together. You have your tournament
hotels and everyone kind of stays there, and it's really
(07:59):
easy to catch up with people, whereas in the States,
you kind of grab your car at the airport and
everyone goes. They're separate ways, and you've almost got to
go out of your way to catch up with people.
And I've certainly enjoyed being being back in Europe and
you know, playing some familiar golf courses and stuff like that,
and you know, I feel like I started to figure
it out a little bit in the States. You know,
(08:19):
later on in the season. I've still had a little
bit of work to do to keep my card for
next year. But you know, the form's definitely picked up
a little bit the last few weeks. And I think
I said it earlier. I just kind of need to
put all the pieces together. It's been very close a
lot of times, but it always seems that something hasn't
quite worked. And win a golf tournament, you need kind
(08:40):
of everything working. And you know, it's not late on
in the season yet. I've still got plenty of golf
to play, but I'd certainly like to put all the
pieces together sooner rather than later.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
It's been a couple of weeks for you. After the Open,
we've got the Well, you're part of the three person
New Zealand team for the Paris Olympic Games. Your third
Olympic Games. How special is it have the silver fern
on wearing silver fern at the Olympics for you?
Speaker 1 (09:04):
Yeah, that's.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Just an amazing achievement. You know, if you'd have told
me growing up that I'd play in three Olympics, I'm
not sure i'd have believed you. You know, at that point,
golf kind of wasn't in it. And I guess even
when I first turned pro, I wasn't sure the Olympics
was ever on my radar. I was just trying to,
you know, make make a life as a professional golfer.
(09:28):
And who are now going to go to my third
is as very cool and you know, my family, with
our sporting history, it's you know, the absolute highest honor
to represent your nation. You know, even though I kind
of do it and golf week in week out under
the Kiwi flag.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
It's certainly not the same as making your team.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
And you know, the Olympics as the pinnacle of sport
and to be a part of that team is as awesome.
And I'm looking forward to to eat into Paris in
a couple of weeks, and you know, that's a golf
course I'm very familiar with. I've played there a bunch,
and you know, looking forward to to go and back
there and.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Enjoying the Olympic experience.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
I'm going to go to the opening ceremony for the
first time this year, and hopefully get to a few
of the other sporting events earlier in the week. And
then you obviously the FOLKUS are going to shift to golf,
you know, come sort of Monday Tuesday of the tournament week.
But it's certainly nice to go to a familiar place
for that and you know, again, being my third I
(10:23):
kind of at least get how everything works, so it'll
be a cool experience absolutely.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Hey Ryan, thanks for giving up your time this morning.
Plenty of fans back in New Zealand to be reading
for you across the weekend. All the very best, mate.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Cheers Bryan. Thanks
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