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New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has won the Open Championship, holding off Cameron Young and Sam Burns to win his first major championship. This one came down to the wire. For some lucky sports bettors, the payout was as high as $75,000 for every $100 bet.
Fox was tied with Cameron Young, who finished his round of 64 more than two hours earlier, coming to the toughest hole on the course that had yielded only four birdies. He pounded his drive down the middle, hit his approach below the hole and thrust both arms when it dropped.
Sam Burns, the 54-hole leader who was never planning to be at the Open until his wife gave birth to their daughter earlier than expected, lost a two-shot lead and didn’t make birdie over the last 12 holes to finish two shots behind.
This year's Open Championship was promising to shatter golf betting traffic records at Gambling911.com
Our coverage of Fox's payout for winning this tournament was registering hundreds of hits per minute.
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
European Tour 4
Asian Tour 1
PGA Tour of Australasia 3
Challenge Tour 2
Other 9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T26: 2023
PGA Championship T23: 2023
U.S. Open T19: 2025
The Open Championship Won: 2026
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 2019
PGA Tour of Australasia
Player of the Year 2019
Charles Tour
Order of Merit winner 2021
European Tour
Player of the Year 2022
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
