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Wendy Lowry posted a gracious message on social media celebrating Ryan Fox following the New Zealander's victory at the 154th Open Championship held at Royal Birkdale.
Fox, entering the tournament as a 100-1 longshot, delivered a breathtaking finish, sinking a remarkable Birdie on the 18th hole to edge out clubhouse leader Cameron Young, who had no choice but to watch anxiously for hours after topping the leaderboard Sunday afternoon.
The Kiwi's triumph captured widespread attention, with spectators amazed by his bold approach on the final hole, going for Birdie when a par would have forced a playoff.
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Wendy joined countless others on social media sharing her congratulations to Fox.
Meanwhile, Shane Lowry posted a deflating +2 on Sunday, concluding his tournament tied for 28th at two-under. Yet the week unquestionably belonged to Fox, who revealed after his round that nerves had taken over as he prepared for his Birdie attempt on the 72nd hole, reports the Irish Mirror.
"I didn't feel anything for the putt - everything was shaking that much," said 100-1 outsider Fox after taking home the win.
"It's not a very comfortable feeling. It's certainly very enjoyable when you see it go in."
What's more, Fox revealed that Shane Lowry owes him money after the All Blacks-Ireland rugby match. Though they have both won a hearty amount of cash throughout their careers, the wager was for approximately $144, once converted from Euros to US dollars.
“I’ll try to get a replay of the All Blacks game I caught a decent chunk of that this morning.," Fox said after the fact. "I was pretty happy with that result too.
"I just saw Shane on the screen there so I am looking forward to taking 100 quid off him after the bet we had!”
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The Irishman also took a look at how Bryson DeChambeau played and shared his thoughts on the matter which has engulfed the golfing world. "Yeah, I mean, looks to me like he improved his lie, and that’s the rules of golf,” he said of the matter.
"It was interesting watching it last night. None of us were expecting it. I was watching the end of the golf… yeah, that’s the rules of golf. It’s unfortunate for him, but that’s the way it is.”
Lowry added, in a break with close friend Rory McIlroy: "I'm not going to stand here and say that much. It's not really much on me. Obviously, it is what it is. It happened.
"I see he's doing OK today. It was obviously going to be very tough for him to go out and play today after that happened, but yeah."
