After nearly 250 days away from New Zealand, in which his world ranking climbed from 213 at the start of the year to a career high of 24, Ryan Fox is finally home and ready to entertain fans at a charity event in Auckland on Friday.
The New Zealand golfer, who finished second behind Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai DP World Tour standings, has one final challenge for the year before he puts his golf clubs away until 2023.
Fox, who is ranked 29th, is headlining the inaugural Chasing the Fox challenge at the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club on Friday. The first in New Zealand, six Ambrose teams, plus Fox playing his own ball, will compete across six holes with the lowest score winning. There are no handicaps.
The teams are made up of some of New Zealand’s best sporting talent across numerous codes. Fox will play two holes with each group.
All Blacks Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett and Damian McKenzie form the rugby team, with Black Caps Lockie Ferguson, Ross Taylor and Mitch Santner representing cricket. The Olympics team features Eric Murray, Simon Child and Tom Abercrombie, while the Warriors team includes Shaun Johnson, Freddy Lusick and Wayde Egan. John Key, Max Key and David Seymour make up the politics team, while Justin Marshall, Mark Richardson and Leon MacDonald form the legends team.