Ryan Fox obtained 50 per cent of the votes solid by DP World Tour members, beating off competitors together with world No 1 Rory McIlroy and US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick; Fox received twice in the course of the 2022 season
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Ryan Fox opened up on the way it felt to win the Seve Ballesteros award for his nice performances final season and revealed his aspirations for this 12 months,
Ryan Fox has received the 2022 Seve Ballesteros Award after being voted Participant of the Yr for final season by his fellow professionals on the DP World Tour.
Fox turns into the primary New Zealander to win the distinguished award since Michael Campbell obtained the honour in 2005, with the accolade coming after a season the place he received twice and completed in a career-best second place on the DP World Tour Rankings introduced by Rolex.
The Kiwi polled 50 per cent of the votes solid in whole by the DP World Tour members, with DP World Tour Rankings winner Rory McIlroy taking second place forward of the 2022 US Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick in third.
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Highlights from day 4 of the DP World Tour Championship, the place a bunch of star names have been within the working to finish the season as European No 1.
Fox was introduced with the trophy by Ballesteros’ son Javier and daughter Carmen in the course of the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional on the DP World Tour – a match received by Ballesteros himself in 1992.
“It is most likely not one thing that I anticipated ever in my profession,” Fox mentioned. “I want to say it is one thing I dreamed of, however you take a look at these names on the trophy and I most likely do not depend myself as a type of.
“Final 12 months I believed I had an opportunity however a couple of different guys performed fairly properly – Rory (McIlroy), Matt (Fitzpatrick) and Jon Rahm, particularly on the finish of the 12 months. So when Keith Pelley advised me I used to be fairly shocked and clearly fairly satisfied as properly.
“To have your friends vote for you makes it that additional bit particular. To have my title on the Seve Ballesteros Award, it is sort of surreal. It is fairly cool to be a part of a little bit little bit of historical past in that regard.”
Fox began 2022 in high quality fashion, selecting up his second DP World Tour title on the Ras al Khaimah Traditional in February earlier than an emotional victory on the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship in St Andrews in October.
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The very best of the motion from day 4 of the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship held at St Andrews in Scotland.
The 2016 Problem Tour graduate devoted his victory on the Dwelling of Golf to the late cricketing nice Shane Warne, whom he paired up with within the widespread Professional-Am format on quite a few events, together with ending runners-up collectively within the 2021 contest.
Along with his pair of victories, Fox confirmed outstanding consistency to notch up 4 second place finishes – on the Soudal Open, Dutch Open, Horizon Irish Open and the Nedbank Golf Problem – in addition to an extra 4 high 10s.
His wonderful type led to a meteoric stand up the Official World Golf Rating as he climbed from exterior the highest 200 into the world’s high 50 for the primary time, peaking at a career-best twenty third after his victory on the Outdated Course.
Keith Pelley, chief govt of the DP World Tour, mentioned: “Ryan’s type all through 2022 was nothing wanting excellent. His two wins have been undoubtedly the spotlight, however to report an extra eight top-tens confirmed a outstanding stage of consistency that clearly impressed his friends.
“Ryan isn’t solely an immensely widespread member of the DP World Tour, but in addition somebody who cares deeply for the Tour as is illustrated by the dear work he does, and the clever opinions he provides, as a member of our Event Committee.”