Son of All Blacks great – and Shane Warne’s mate – breaks 63 year hoodoo at British Open Ryan Fox's historic victory at the 2023 British Open will be remembered for many reasons.
At 39, he became the first New Zealander to lift the Claret Jug since Sir Bob Charles in 1963, ending a 63 year drought that seemed as insurmountable as golf's traditional barriers of age and experience.
Fox's triumph is all the more remarkable considering his background.