‘kiwi’ Ryan Fox took advantage of Mansell’s collapse and won at Saint Andrews

the new zealand Ryan Foxwith a final card with 68 hits, for the final -15, took advantage of the nerves of an Englishman Richard Mansellwhich is overwhelmed by pressure and sinks, to occupy the Alfred Dunhill Links Championshipthis Sunday in the field of St. Andrews, in what was the ocean’s third victory on the European circuit (now the DP World Tour).

Fox, at -15, ahead of England’s Callum Shinkwin and Sweden’s Alex Noren, won the Alfred Dunhill Links, played on the first three days at the same time as the Scots Old Course St. Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustiewith the players one day each, and will end on Sunday in St. Andrews.

Fox, at 35 years old, achieved his fourteenth victory as a professional, the third victory on the European circuit / DP World Tour, after winning the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth (February 2019) and the Ras Al Khaimah Classic (February 2022). ).

Mansell dreamed of debuting his record as a professional at the legendary St, Andrews. The four stroke advantage he faced on the last day against the Swedish Alex Noren, Fox and the Englishman Daniel Gavins, allowed him to do this. But the pressure was done to him who was born in Liverpool 27 years ago.

Among those who beat Mansell was an unexpected but especially dangerous one: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, world number 2, who started the holes eight shots behind Mansell but already, with six bogeys on the first thirteen holes, came close, and many , to the head.

McIlroy came close to the lead and showed his credentials for the final victory. But he failed on 17 with a bogey, which made victory almost impossible for him, despite the fact that he closed with a new birdie for a 66 (-6), and a final -13 that put him in him in the home club better than the previous ones. but as provisional second, three behind Fox, there are still a few holes to finish.

The excitement returned on 17, a par 4 statistically the toughest hole of the four days. There Fox made a bogey that, along with Shinkwin’s birdie (67 on his fourth card) at the 18th, left his lead at just one stroke. Noren, in addition, at 18 also joined -14.

But Fox didn’t disappoint on the final hole, where he carded a par that was enough to earn him a 273 total in a championship played at the Cradle of Golf. Mansell finished seventh, with a 76 (+4), his dream gone.

The best Spanish, in the end, is Catalan adri arnauswith a fourth card of 68 hits (-4) and an accumulated 281 (-7) that earned him a shared twenty-second position. Alexander Canizares then there are 282, Sebastian Garcia with 283, Nacho Elvira with 286 and Jorge Campillo there are 291.