Ryan Fox well placed to defend Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Will Ryan Fox be sitting on the Swilcan Bridge again on Sunday? File photo Getty Images
At the halfway stage and with one round to go before the cut is made at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in and around St Andrews, defending champion, Ryan Fox, is nicely placed to repeat his heroics of twelve months ago.
The New Zealander, who has an excellent record on links layouts, is in a share of 6th place and four shots off the pace being set by successful Ryder Cupper, Matthew Fitzpatrick.
Fox added a 69 at the Kingsbarns Course today to his opening 66 at Carnoustie on day one and with just the Old Course at St Andrews to go before those making the cut play the final round at St Andrews, he is on track for a possible repeat of last year’s win in which he finished the event strongly.
Fitzpatrick, playing with his mother in the pro-am format, leads by one over Spain’s Elvira Nacho and Scotland’s Grant Forrest, the Englishman reeling off a second round of 64 at Kingsbarns. Playing the event for the 7th occasion Fitzpatrick has yet to record a top ten but he is the one they have to beat this weekend.
David Micheluzzi, the leader of the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit and who becomes a DP World Tour member next season, is the next best of the Australasians at 6 under and three behind Fox after his round of 68 at St Andrews today.
