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Ryan Fox cuts an unfortunate figure on the 16th green during his disappointing second round.
Top Kiwi Golfer Ryan Fox is at serious risk of missing activation The Open Championship at St Andrews.
Fox has a runoff three over, 75 in Scotland – highlighted by a double bogey on the par four 16th – to sit on two. It seems to be over the threshold of its weekend to continue.
But since Fox is one of the first starters in the second round, there is still a lot of water to go under the bridge. He is currently tied at 18 points for 101st place, but that will change as more players enter their second round. However, many experts predict that the magic sign is around even par, or possibly even -1.
On the bubble, tied with three holes to play, Fox’s double bogey was the critical moment in his attempt to still hold his own in round three.
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The 35-year-old Kiwi was nothing but solid through his first seven holes with the same number of pars, but was unable to cover up some birdie opportunities.
Fox took his first shot on the par three eighth, then gave it right back on the par four ninth to stay on his nightly score of -1 through the top nine.
fox was on the 35th night after shooting a 71 on Thursday (Friday NZ time) and was on the fast backup with an early start time and saw him finish his second round on Friday night (NZ time).
The Aucklander, who played in his fourth Open, fell back to even par when he made a bogey on the par three 11th.
After the double bogey, Fox tapped in pars on 17 and 18 to complete seven pars on the back nine.
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Tiger Woods is left at six with an even start through his first two holes in his second round.
Fellow Kiwi Ben Campbell, who charted a two-over 74 in his first ever round at The Open, was set to start his second round later on Friday night (NZ time).
In the meantime, Tiger Woods started his second round with two pairs through his first two holes to stay at six over par.