May 12, 2025 • 3 mins
A hectic few hours for Ryan Fox in the wake of one of the biggest triumphs of his golfing career.
He's won on the PGA Tour for the first time - chipping in from off the green to win a three-way playoff at the Myrtle Beach Classic in South Carolina.
Sportstalk host Jason Pine explains further.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jason Pine sports Stalk Coasters with me right now, hat pony, Hello, Heather,
How big a day is this for Ryan Fox? Like?
How booz does he? Right now?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I get the feeling that and well deserved too, that
he's going to have a hangover tomorrow as he drives
to a place he wasn't expecting to go, and that's
the PGA Championship, the second major of the year. That's
the first part of this Winning this tournament this morning
earns him well a start at the PGA Championship. It
also gives him a two year exemption exemption sorry on
(00:30):
the PGA Tour, so he can play any event he
wants to for the next two years on the PGA
Tour and the small matter of one point two million
New Zealand dollars in prize money. So I'd say that's
a fairly good four days work, Heather. For Ryan Fox,
what do you think.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
It does to his head? Because you know, once it's
one of those things for some people that it becomes
a cyclical thing, like if you feel like a loser,
then you play like a loser. But if you feel
like a winner, all of a sudden, you just start winning.
Do you reckon he's got that.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah, I can only go with the first of those
two things, feeling like a loser right exactly, particularly on
the golf course, but other parts of my life too.
But I think for Ryan Fox, I mean that they
say golf's a confidence game. He actually said after the
you know, the final, the final hole, that he has
had a tough couple of years and he was starting
to think, you know, where might I go from here?
But he always thought he had the game if he
(01:16):
could put it together to keep up with the top guys,
and he did today. So yeah, let's hope that it
is one of those where you win one and then
you win another one and your confidence is high. But
the freedom of the exemption is the thing hither, you know,
he can pick and choose his events without having to
try and get into the big ones through qualifying. I
just think it's a terrific day for him, and well
deserved for a guy who has always struck me as
(01:36):
just being a very good kick.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Honey, If you don't have to get into the big
events by qualifying, does that mean your workload significantly decreases?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Yeah? I think so. And also it means you can
you don't have to go to every event. You can
pick the ones that have the biggest prize money, right.
You can say I'll go there, there, there, and there
because he gets exemption. Well, he gets entry into into
every event for two years, so you know first you say, Okay,
those are the ones I want to go to because
they've got the most money. And then I might go there,
I might not go there. I'll go there, there, and there.
(02:04):
You work at your travel schedule. So much better for
Ryan Fox. Brilliant.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Good for him. Okay, the Chiefs talk me about it.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I think they'll win a day. I think they'll win
Super Rugby. I was watching them play the Crusaders the
other night. Is because of dead, isn't it. I was
watching them play the Crusaders and the Crusaders nineteen three
yehead then thirty two unanswered points. That is championship winning
staff Damien McKenzie. He always makes the Chiefs look a
whole lot better. Wallace a Titi is back like he's
never been away. From front to back, they just look
(02:30):
the best team. I think the Crusaders will still also
be there or thereabouts. But having made the Grand Final
the last two years, I think the Chiefs will do
it again, the difference being I think they'll win this one.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Okay, So how good is Demo playing?
Speaker 2 (02:42):
I just well, I think he's the best number ten
body's playing well. He's had a bit of an injury,
but so has d Mac. I think if Scott Robertson's
picking is all Blacks team today, I think Damien McKenzie
is the number two.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Speaking of the head game, right, is this not another
example of the head game? Is d mac plays so
well when he's in the Chiefs and then when you
put it's on the black jersey, it's just like he
hasn't got it well.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
He had it at times last year, probably more often
than he has in the past. You know, a fascinating
discussion topic. You know, Boden Barrett and Damian McKenzie, Richard
Wong are coming back next year, so three high quality
first fires for Razer to have a look at. I'd
like to say I think Damien's playing well. If he
guides the Chiefs to a Super Rugby title, then that
confidence will be sky high. He'll be Ryan Fox like.
(03:25):
He'll be Ryan Fox like Heather.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Thank you, Piney has always appreciated that's Jesson Pine Sports talkcost.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drave. Listen live to
news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
Jason Pine sports Stalk Coasters with me right now, hat pony, Hello, Heather,
How big a day is this for Ryan Fox? Like?
How booz does he? Right now?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I get the feeling that and well deserved too, that
he's going to have a hangover tomorrow as he drives
to a place he wasn't expecting to go, and that's
the PGA Championship, the second major of the year. That's
the first part of this Winning this tournament this morning
earns him well a start at the PGA Championship. It
also gives him a two year exemption exemption sorry on
(00:30):
the PGA Tour, so he can play any event he
wants to for the next two years on the PGA
Tour and the small matter of one point two million
New Zealand dollars in prize money. So I'd say that's
a fairly good four days work, Heather. For Ryan Fox,
what do you think.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
It does to his head? Because you know, once it's
one of those things for some people that it becomes
a cyclical thing, like if you feel like a loser,
then you play like a loser. But if you feel
like a winner, all of a sudden, you just start winning.
Do you reckon he's got that.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah, I can only go with the first of those
two things, feeling like a loser right exactly, particularly on
the golf course, but other parts of my life too.
But I think for Ryan Fox, I mean that they
say golf's a confidence game. He actually said after the
you know, the final, the final hole, that he has
had a tough couple of years and he was starting
to think, you know, where might I go from here?
But he always thought he had the game if he
(01:16):
could put it together to keep up with the top guys,
and he did today. So yeah, let's hope that it
is one of those where you win one and then
you win another one and your confidence is high. But
the freedom of the exemption is the thing hither, you know,
he can pick and choose his events without having to
try and get into the big ones through qualifying. I
just think it's a terrific day for him, and well
deserved for a guy who has always struck me as
(01:36):
just being a very good kick.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Honey, If you don't have to get into the big
events by qualifying, does that mean your workload significantly decreases?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Yeah? I think so. And also it means you can
you don't have to go to every event. You can
pick the ones that have the biggest prize money, right.
You can say I'll go there, there, there, and there
because he gets exemption. Well, he gets entry into into
every event for two years, so you know first you say, Okay,
those are the ones I want to go to because
they've got the most money. And then I might go there,
I might not go there. I'll go there, there, and there.
(02:04):
You work at your travel schedule. So much better for
Ryan Fox. Brilliant.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Good for him. Okay, the Chiefs talk me about it.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I think they'll win a day. I think they'll win
Super Rugby. I was watching them play the Crusaders the
other night. Is because of dead, isn't it. I was
watching them play the Crusaders and the Crusaders nineteen three
yehead then thirty two unanswered points. That is championship winning
staff Damien McKenzie. He always makes the Chiefs look a
whole lot better. Wallace a Titi is back like he's
never been away. From front to back, they just look
(02:30):
the best team. I think the Crusaders will still also
be there or thereabouts. But having made the Grand Final
the last two years, I think the Chiefs will do
it again, the difference being I think they'll win this one.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Okay, So how good is Demo playing?
Speaker 2 (02:42):
I just well, I think he's the best number ten
body's playing well. He's had a bit of an injury,
but so has d Mac. I think if Scott Robertson's
picking is all Blacks team today, I think Damien McKenzie
is the number two.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Speaking of the head game, right, is this not another
example of the head game? Is d mac plays so
well when he's in the Chiefs and then when you
put it's on the black jersey, it's just like he
hasn't got it well.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
He had it at times last year, probably more often
than he has in the past. You know, a fascinating
discussion topic. You know, Boden Barrett and Damian McKenzie, Richard
Wong are coming back next year, so three high quality
first fires for Razer to have a look at. I'd
like to say I think Damien's playing well. If he
guides the Chiefs to a Super Rugby title, then that
confidence will be sky high. He'll be Ryan Fox like.
(03:25):
He'll be Ryan Fox like Heather.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Thank you, Piney has always appreciated that's Jesson Pine Sports talkcost.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drave. Listen live to
news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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