CALEDON, Ontario — Ryan Fox won for the second time in five weeks on the PGA Tour with another memorable shot in a playoff, this time a 3-wood to seven feet on the fourth extra hole Sunday to beat Sam Burns in the RBC Canadian Open.
The 38-year-old from New Zealand won the Myrtle Beach Classic last month by chipping in for birdie to win a three-man playoff. This one, at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, took a little longer.
What turned out to be the winning shot might be more memorable. Fox smoked a 3-wood that landed softly just left of the pin and settled seven feet away from the cup. Burns pulled his 3-wood some 55 feet left of the front right pin. He ran his eagle putt eight feet by and missed that one.
Fox missed his eagle try before tapping in for a birdie.
“To be honest, Sam and I had a bit of a pillow fight for three holes,” Fox said. “But that shot I hit on 18, that 3-wood, was probably the best shot I’ve ever hit. It would have been nice to make the putt. But hey, I’ll take it.”