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For the first time in his career, Ryan Fox is a major champion.
The Kiwi outlasted a stacked field at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England to win the Open Championship by one shot over Cameron Young. Fox played a perfect final hole, finding a birdie on No. 18, which had only given up three birdies on the day and played as the second-hardest hole on the course, to win.
How does he plan to celebrate? First things first he had a glass of wine and a few sleeping pills to get a good night's sleep.
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"I'm sure jet lag's going to get me and I feel like I'm going to be pulled in every direction possible over the next 10 days or so we're home. It's definitely nice to be home," he said after returning to his native New Zealand.
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Next up is a round of golf with friends.
"I've got the golf clubs. We'll see how it goes over the next couple of days. I'd like to catch up and play with some mates. I've had a look at the forecast and it doesn't look real good over the next little while. I don't want to play golf in the rain if I have to. But I'd like to get out on the course," he said.
Fresh off of the biggest win of his career and Fox just wants to play a round with friends. He's just like us.
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