Ryan Fox won the British Open on Sunday, and he did it as if he was in a hurry to get somewhere.
Fox staged a remarkable comeback to win at Royal Birkdale, birdieing four of the last six holes to post a 10-under 68. That included No. 18, where he dropped his second shot on the green perfectly to set himself up for the tournament-winning putt.
Ryan Fox. Nerves of steel.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2026
That is how you win The 154th Open. pic.twitter.com/M6YxCYEuXA
Fox did not just win, but he won quickly. He struck his winning putt just 22 seconds after Sam Burns had removed his ball from the hole, barely even giving himself time to think about it.
Ryan Fox struck the winning putt 22 seconds after Burns got his ball out of the hole.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) July 19, 2026
TWENTY TWO SECONDS!
Most of us have spent more time over a bogey putt to lose $5 than Ryan Fox spent over that birdie putt to win The Open.
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelGolf) July 19, 2026
That is one way to make sure the pressure doesn’t get to you. He essentially did not give the pressure any time to settle in.
That sort of summed up how Fox won the tournament as a whole. The 39-year-old had been tied for 52nd through the first 36 holes. Coming all the way back from there is, by position, the biggest comeback in any men’s major tournament in history.
Fox had never even placed in the top ten of a major tournament before, and did not even make the cut at last year’s Open Championship.
