Ryan Fox of New Zealand
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Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has loved a good day at the Heritage PGA tournament in South Carolina.
Fox is tied for fourth after the opening spherical, two pictures behind the chief Ludvig Aberg of Sweden.
He fired a six below par 65 which included eight birdies and two bogeys.
It was a return to form for the 39-year-old, who final month spent time in hospital with kidney stones and final week missed the minimize at the Masters.
“Today was a really nice change it felt like I had a lot of really good shots,” he stated afterwards.
However Fox solely hit half of the greens in regulation.
“It is one of those courses where you can hit it close to the hole and still miss the green. I did that a bunch today and holed a couple of putts from off the green and it was nice to see some birdies go in.”
The tournament was being performed in South Carolina, simply south of the place he gained the Myrtle Beach Classic in 2025.
Fox stated he had enjoyable, a distinction from the stress of taking part in at Augusta National final week.
“It’s a nice change in general coming down here, last week was tough and stressful and you come down here and while the golf course may be tricky it’s just a fun week to be a part of.”
Aberg had a one shot lead over American Harris English and Norwegian Viktor Hovland, with one other shot again to a group of six gamers which incorporates Fox.
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