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Sunday 19 July 2026PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Fox wins the Open
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 2026 · Ryan Fox’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $17,750,000 USD · 154th Open
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/16°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Cameron Young USA · 271Closed with 64 from seven back to post the clubhouse lead at -9 and waited on the range for a playoff; Fox birdied the 72nd hole Ryan Fox caps brilliant Open Sunday to lift Claret Jug (TheOpen.com, The R&A)
156 started · cut +1, 78 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Cameron Young
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2026
I did say to my caddie, Dean, on the tee that we were going to take it on, that I was going to try to win the tournament, and I'd live with the consequences if I stuffed it up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2026
I think I screamed to it, "Please be good," in the air, and it was.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2026
I used to get up in the middle of the night to watch this tournament back home.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Fox | 72 · 68 · 62 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | Cameron Young | 67 · 67 · 73 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| 3 | Sam Burns | 73 · 62 · 65 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Casey Jarvis | 73 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | 70 · 62 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | 68 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Russell Henley | 70 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 72 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 72 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Ludvig Åberg | 71 · 66 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Ryan Gerard | 67 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1987-01-22, Auckland, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 2012; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
- Driver Srixon ZXi RKT LS+ 10.5°, Fujikura Ventus TR Black VeloCore+ 6 TX
- Fairway Wood Srixon ZXi RKT 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ 8 X
- Utility Iron Srixon ZXi5+ 3-iron, Fujikura Ventus HB Blue VeloCore+ 10 X
- Irons Srixon ZXi5 4-5, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Irons Srixon ZXi7 6-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack True Temper DG Tour Issue X100/S400
- Putter Ping Anser 2D
- Ball Srixon Z-Star XV