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It took him four playoff holes, but Ryan Fox is headed to the U.S. Open after all.
Fox outlasted Sam Burns in a long playoff at TPC Toronto on Sunday afternoon to claim victory at the RBC Canadian Open. The win marked the second of Fox’s career, both of which have come this year, and it officially gave him one of the final spots in the field at next week’s major championship.
Fox, on the fourth playoff hole, landed his second shot just past the cup after taking dead aim at the relocated pin. That set up a two-putt birdie, which was enough to seal his win. Burns, who also landed on the par-5 green in two, three-putted for his par. All four playoff holes were played on the par-5 18th.
"To be honest, Sam and I had a bit of a pillow fight there for three holes. It was some pretty average golf from both of us, some average putting," Fox said on CBS. "But that shot I hit on 18, the 3-wood, was probably the best shot I've ever hit."
Burns, after spending what felt like forever in the clubhouse, went back out and had a great look to immediately end the playoff on the first hole. But Burns, after spinning his approach shot back to about 5 feet, sent his birdie look past the hole. That sent him and Fox back to the 18th tee to run it back.
The two guys parred again on the second and third playoff holes — Burns had to go up and down on the third to stay alive — so they went back for a fourth hole. That's when Fox finally sealed his win.
Burns erupted early on Sunday, despite starting well back from the leaders. He posted his 8-under 62, which marked his lowest final-round score in his Tour career and was just a shot shy of matching his career round. Burns, after making the turn at 2-under on the day, rattled off five straight birdies on the back nine. He hit five approach shots within 10 feet of the cup on the back nine, too, en route to his 29. That gave him the clubhouse lead.
Then, Burns had to wait. But as he sat there in the clubhouse watching, his lead kept holding. Cameron Young came close multiple times, but then he made a bogey on the final hole after his approach shot into the par-5 went well past the green and into the trees.
Finally, though, Fox caught up to him. Fox, after making back-to-back birdies late in his round, sank a 17-footer for birdie at the final hole to force the playoff with Burns.
Kevin Yu finished alone in third at 17-under. Young and Matt McCarty finished in a tie for fourth at 16-under.
Fox now has two Tour wins to his name, though he's won eight times internationally — including at the 2023 BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. He picked up his inaugural victory at the OneFlight Myrtle Beach Classic, which he also won in a playoff last month. Fox, who entered this week at No. 75 in the Official World Golf Rankings, needed a top-three finish this week to make it into the field at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Fox's win, which will move him to No. 32 in the world, also earned him a $1.76 million check.
The event this week carried a $9.8 million purse. That's roughly half of what is offered at the PGA Tour's signature events, which each carry purses of at least $20 million. The Players Championship leads the way with $25 million up for grabs. By comparison, Scottie Scheffler earned $4 million for his win at The Memorial Tournament last weekend.
Here’s a look at how much Fox and the rest of the field earned in Toronto.
1. Ryan Fox — $1.76 million
2. Sam Burns — $1.0682 million
3. Kevin Yu — $676,200
T4. Cameron Young, Matt McCarty — $441,000
T6. Ben An, Andrew Putnam, Matteo Manassero — $330,750
T9. Cameron Champ, Victor Perez, David Skinns, Lee Hodges — $257,250
T13. Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor, Danny Willett, Alex Smalley — $180,810
T18. Noah Goodwin, Jackson Suber, Jesper Svensson, Jeremy Paul, Thomas Detry, Kevin Roy — $125,277
T24. Emiliano Grillo, Harry Hall, Antoine Rozner — $86,730
T27. Lanto Griffin, Max McGreevy, Corey Conners, Keith Mitchell, Jon Pak, Adam Hadwin, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp, Mackenzie Hughes — $64,353
T36. Robert MacIntyre, Thorbjørn Olesen, Ben Silverman, Taylor Montgomery, Richard Lee, Cristobal Del Solar, Rico Hoey — $44,660
T43. Steven Fisk, Patrick Fishburn, Rasmus Højgaard, Trey Mullinax — $33,810
T47. Mark Hubbard, Nate Lashley, Ryo Hisatsune, Matthew Anderson, Paul Waring — $26,401
T52. Carson Young, Vince Whaley, Zac Blair, Beau Hossler, Paul Peterson, Henrik Norlander, Trevor Cone — $23,114
T59. Wyndham Clark, Hayden Springer, Davis Riley, Dylan Wu, Peter Malnati — $21,854
64. Chandler Phillips — $21,266
T65. Tyler Mawhinney (A)*, Adam Schenk — $21,070
67. Charley Hoffman —$20,874
68. Justin Lower — $20,678
*Amateur, Tyler Mawhinney isn't eligible for a payout
