May 12, 2025 • 6 mins
A whirlwind 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.
Kiwi golf legend Greg Turner joined Piney to discuss.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Waldegrave
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Be bringing one of our golfing greats, Greg Turner. Greg
fantastic day for New Zealand golf. How big a day
is this for Ryan Fox? Oh?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Well, it's huge, you know. I mean, you can't under
say winning on the US too for a start is
something that's pretty pretty special. But given his circumstances, you know,
he's had a he's only second season over there, he's
had a few battles, he's sort of been gone okay,
but only just okay. But this really does move the
dial completely. And obviously been in the p J next week,
(00:45):
but that two year exemption that just really frees up
to go and will free him up to go go,
you know, and really chase things and you know, not
be looking, not be looking in the rear view view
mirror so much.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yeah, he admitted afterwards, as as you have there alluded
to that it's been a tough couple of years for him.
So how much is this a victory of resilience for
Ryan Fox? Among other things?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Yeah, Look, I think you can underestimate it's how it's
at ends of that, I fin that US two are
playing on those courses against those guys week in week out.
It it is quite an adjustment. I mean, he settled
in pretty well in Europe and was obviously doing really
well there. But but you know, America is a different
kettle of fish. So you know, I mean, he'll I mean,
it's a monkey up his back in some ways, but
(01:31):
you know, he's the sort of guy who's you know,
he's never going to be the guy that plods along
and runs fifteenth every week. When he's on, he's really on,
and and you've got to take your chances when that happens.
And boy did he in style? And what is I
think was he four under on the back nine. I
was watching with about nine holes to go, and I thought, boy,
(01:51):
this is an important couple of hours for Ryan. But
you know, it could have gone, you know, as a
log jam up the top, that could have gone either way.
But he just grabbed it by the scraff of the
neck and and good on him.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
And the very life shot that he played on their playoff,
chipping in for Birdie, I mean, how do you evaluate
that shot? I mean, the biggest probably of his career.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, possibly, you know, I don't know, in a funny way,
you're in a playoff at sort of sudden death. It's
all nothing if you like, you know, both the other
guys that had in pretty good shots, So you know,
I guess, I mean, you know, if you've got bright atitude,
you're looking at it and saying, well, it's shot to nothing.
You know, like to make this great. You know, I
(02:35):
might be out of here, but let's have a go.
And it wasn't a hardship, but yeah, they're never they're
never easy in sudden death.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
And before that, off the tee, on that sudden death
first claff hole, it wasn't a great T shot was
it pulled it into the left ruff. It wasn't exactly
a great life for him for his second shot.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Yeah, no, I mean, I mean that's where his club industry.
His strength really helps when you're out of that rough.
But yeah, he said in the in the interview afterwards,
he said he was a bit disapoint thought he didn't
think the T shot was as bad as where it
ended up. But you know, just a muscle onto the
edge of the green as he did was a terrific shot.
But and then the icing very very matched the icing
(03:19):
on the cake to chip that one.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
In having finished his own round and as you say,
it was an excellent round, bogie three five under four
booties on the back nine. He had to wait, didn't he,
for Harry Higgs and Mackenzie Hughes to finish their rounds
before the playoff was confirmed. What would have been going
through his head as he waited.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Yeah, it's a funny sort of situation because there's nothing
you can do about it. You know, you're you're, yeah,
you're it's out of your control at that stage. I mean,
you've got it in your mind that you might be
in a playoff. You're probably thinking you won't be. You know,
you're preparing yourself for the worst and hoping for the best.
But yes, he got out there and hit a few
balls and you know, and yeah, I mean it wasn't
(04:01):
too long the wait, was it. He probably had half
an hour maybe, so, yeah, regrouped and yeah, and I
mean they'd all played pretty well. I think there were
three under four hundred and five under for the day,
so they're all, you know, they're all in good chape.
It's a bit of a Yeah, it's a bit of
a toss up in a playoff, isn't it. But you boy,
(04:23):
good on him, and who knows what the resume you
will bring.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Yeah, I felt of it for Mackenzie Hughesese he had
had a part to win it, hadn't he on eighteen
which he missed that center to a playoff? He had
a part which was closer than the other two to
win the playoff hole as well. Do you think the
most part to win the whole thing would have been
playing on his mind as he crouched over the put
in on the first playoff hole.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
You know, I think he's I mean, I think they
moved on past that. You think you're thinking about it now,
But yeah, you've got to stay in the present. And
I mean he's a good player. He's won a couple
of times on the on the US too, so he's
not un accustomed to that situation. But yeah, I mean,
looking back on it now, it's sort of ruined. You
had your chances and you didn't take them. And and
(05:09):
of course Fox is in completely the opposite edition. He's
you know, looking back, Wow, you know I sort of
had a chance and I grabbed it by the scruff
nick and on on and upward.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
And just to finish. You talk before about the freedom
that the two year tour exemption will give him. Can
you discive us a bit of an idea of what
of what he can now do with the freedom of
the exemption.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Well, it just means you're not looking in the rear view.
You know, you're not You're not having to protect you know,
you're sort of person if you like it, So you
can just go out there and play and play the
schedule you want to play, and you know we are
with a view on how how well can I do
and and you know what can I add to that,
rather than having in the back of your mind you know,
(05:53):
I've got to play, but you'll play quite a lot
just to make sure I keep my playing right. So, yeah,
that just puts them in a different kettle field. Take
him a couple of weeks probably to get his head
around that. He's off to quite a hollow tomorrow and
you know that will be fresh in his mind. But yeah, boy,
it's made the rest of the season a lot simpler
the schedule.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Yeah, great day for Ryan Fox and for the game
of golf. Thanks so much, great for joining us to
unpack it for us.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Really enjoyed the chateers, Jason, thank you, Thank you, Greg, cheers, cheers.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Great Turner joining us on Sports Talk with his thoughts.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
For more from sports Talk, listen live to news Talks.
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Waldegrave
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Be bringing one of our golfing greats, Greg Turner. Greg
fantastic day for New Zealand golf. How big a day
is this for Ryan Fox? Oh?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Well, it's huge, you know. I mean, you can't under
say winning on the US too for a start is
something that's pretty pretty special. But given his circumstances, you know,
he's had a he's only second season over there, he's
had a few battles, he's sort of been gone okay,
but only just okay. But this really does move the
dial completely. And obviously been in the p J next week,
(00:45):
but that two year exemption that just really frees up
to go and will free him up to go go,
you know, and really chase things and you know, not
be looking, not be looking in the rear view view
mirror so much.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yeah, he admitted afterwards, as as you have there alluded
to that it's been a tough couple of years for him.
So how much is this a victory of resilience for
Ryan Fox? Among other things?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Yeah, Look, I think you can underestimate it's how it's
at ends of that, I fin that US two are
playing on those courses against those guys week in week out.
It it is quite an adjustment. I mean, he settled
in pretty well in Europe and was obviously doing really
well there. But but you know, America is a different
kettle of fish. So you know, I mean, he'll I mean,
it's a monkey up his back in some ways, but
(01:31):
you know, he's the sort of guy who's you know,
he's never going to be the guy that plods along
and runs fifteenth every week. When he's on, he's really on,
and and you've got to take your chances when that happens.
And boy did he in style? And what is I
think was he four under on the back nine. I
was watching with about nine holes to go, and I thought, boy,
(01:51):
this is an important couple of hours for Ryan. But
you know, it could have gone, you know, as a
log jam up the top, that could have gone either way.
But he just grabbed it by the scraff of the
neck and and good on him.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
And the very life shot that he played on their playoff,
chipping in for Birdie, I mean, how do you evaluate
that shot? I mean, the biggest probably of his career.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, possibly, you know, I don't know, in a funny way,
you're in a playoff at sort of sudden death. It's
all nothing if you like, you know, both the other
guys that had in pretty good shots, So you know,
I guess, I mean, you know, if you've got bright atitude,
you're looking at it and saying, well, it's shot to nothing.
You know, like to make this great. You know, I
(02:35):
might be out of here, but let's have a go.
And it wasn't a hardship, but yeah, they're never they're
never easy in sudden death.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
And before that, off the tee, on that sudden death
first claff hole, it wasn't a great T shot was
it pulled it into the left ruff. It wasn't exactly
a great life for him for his second shot.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Yeah, no, I mean, I mean that's where his club industry.
His strength really helps when you're out of that rough.
But yeah, he said in the in the interview afterwards,
he said he was a bit disapoint thought he didn't
think the T shot was as bad as where it
ended up. But you know, just a muscle onto the
edge of the green as he did was a terrific shot.
But and then the icing very very matched the icing
(03:19):
on the cake to chip that one.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
In having finished his own round and as you say,
it was an excellent round, bogie three five under four
booties on the back nine. He had to wait, didn't he,
for Harry Higgs and Mackenzie Hughes to finish their rounds
before the playoff was confirmed. What would have been going
through his head as he waited.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Yeah, it's a funny sort of situation because there's nothing
you can do about it. You know, you're you're, yeah,
you're it's out of your control at that stage. I mean,
you've got it in your mind that you might be
in a playoff. You're probably thinking you won't be. You know,
you're preparing yourself for the worst and hoping for the best.
But yes, he got out there and hit a few
balls and you know, and yeah, I mean it wasn't
(04:01):
too long the wait, was it. He probably had half
an hour maybe, so, yeah, regrouped and yeah, and I
mean they'd all played pretty well. I think there were
three under four hundred and five under for the day,
so they're all, you know, they're all in good chape.
It's a bit of a Yeah, it's a bit of
a toss up in a playoff, isn't it. But you boy,
(04:23):
good on him, and who knows what the resume you
will bring.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Yeah, I felt of it for Mackenzie Hughesese he had
had a part to win it, hadn't he on eighteen
which he missed that center to a playoff? He had
a part which was closer than the other two to
win the playoff hole as well. Do you think the
most part to win the whole thing would have been
playing on his mind as he crouched over the put
in on the first playoff hole.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
You know, I think he's I mean, I think they
moved on past that. You think you're thinking about it now,
But yeah, you've got to stay in the present. And
I mean he's a good player. He's won a couple
of times on the on the US too, so he's
not un accustomed to that situation. But yeah, I mean,
looking back on it now, it's sort of ruined. You
had your chances and you didn't take them. And and
(05:09):
of course Fox is in completely the opposite edition. He's
you know, looking back, Wow, you know I sort of
had a chance and I grabbed it by the scruff
nick and on on and upward.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
And just to finish. You talk before about the freedom
that the two year tour exemption will give him. Can
you discive us a bit of an idea of what
of what he can now do with the freedom of
the exemption.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Well, it just means you're not looking in the rear view.
You know, you're not You're not having to protect you know,
you're sort of person if you like it, So you
can just go out there and play and play the
schedule you want to play, and you know we are
with a view on how how well can I do
and and you know what can I add to that,
rather than having in the back of your mind you know,
(05:53):
I've got to play, but you'll play quite a lot
just to make sure I keep my playing right. So, yeah,
that just puts them in a different kettle field. Take
him a couple of weeks probably to get his head
around that. He's off to quite a hollow tomorrow and
you know that will be fresh in his mind. But yeah, boy,
it's made the rest of the season a lot simpler
the schedule.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Yeah, great day for Ryan Fox and for the game
of golf. Thanks so much, great for joining us to
unpack it for us.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Really enjoyed the chateers, Jason, thank you, Thank you, Greg, cheers, cheers.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Great Turner joining us on Sports Talk with his thoughts.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
For more from sports Talk, listen live to news Talks.
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
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