E77 | Ryan Fox
Episode summary | Ryan Fox
Ryan Fox is one of New Zealand’s best golfers and has 13 professional wins including two European Tour titles.
Son of All Black great – Grant Fox – he shares his memories of his late mate Shane Warne, how Steve Hansen’s advice helped him out of a funk, what makes Steve Williams such a good caddy and how his upbringing, surrounded by Kiwi sporting royalty, shaped his life.
He shares his best Tiger Woods stories, including what it was like to play a practice hole with the golfing legend. He takes us behind the scenes of his recent win at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic, what happens to the $500,000 dollar prize money, and how he celebrated the victory.
The two-time Olympian shares some of his best golf stories, with refreshing honesty and It's rare to have a top kiwi sportsperson at the top of their game who’s so accessible, fun, and likeable.
Show notes | Ryan Fox
1.29 Back in the ACC studios, a Covid test fail from Seamus, and Ryan tells us about fishing and golfing at The Fox with Eric Murray, Neil Wagner, and Wayne Smith
7.30 Ryan Fox on Shane Warne
17.28 Pro-am golf: friendly bets, banter, being outdriven by Martin Guptill, running it close with Tim Henman
21.48 Sleeping on a six-shot lead at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic
29.56 The aftermath of the win at the Ras al Khaimah Classic
41.34 A breakdown of costs on the golf tour
47.11 Learning from Steve Williams and some stories on Tiger Woods
55.06 A practice hole with Tiger in 2019
1.01.16 The difference between the top 10 in the world and the rest
1.02.51 Riding the wave of a win and chats with Steve Hansen and Sir John Kirwan
1.07.46 Rubbing shoulders with ex-All Blacks and ex-pro golfers and getting recognised in public
1.10.12 Memories of Grant Fox the All Black and Merv Wallace the cricketer
1.19.12 Falling in love with golf and turning it into a professional career
1.25.20 Are golfers weird guys?
1.27.26 The Saudi Arabia project with Greg Norman
1.29.44 Some long drive chat
1.35.00 Olympic experiences
1.41.52 Does Ryan have ambitions to play in the President’s Cup?
1.47.39 Ryan’s relationship with golf in New Zealand
1.51.18 Quick fire golf chat: double Albatross, meltdowns, a hole-in-three, hardest shots, best foursome
1.56.40 Last words from Steven, Seamus and Ryan
