Fox in the hunt for share of $20m
Ryan Fox just hopes the pesky sinus infection which has hindered him since last month has finally moved on.
He picked it up while in China for the WGC-HSBC Championship last month, far from ideal as he planned a late push in the Race to Dubai.
Fox is ranked 20th heading into the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, the 47th and final tournament in the seasonlong competition to crown the European Tour’s best player.
Only Ryder Cup partners Francesco Molinari (Italy) and Tommy Fleetwood (England) can win it, but Fox could at least grab a share of US$5 million (NZ$7.39M) if he can finish in the top-10.
That would be in addition to any prizemoney from the Dubai tournament itself, which comes with a hefty €7,049,240 (NZ$11.7M) purse.
‘‘I guess a win would get me into the top 10. That’s been the goal the last six or eight weeks,’’ the 88th ranked golfer in the world said.
‘‘Unfortunately, it hasn’t panned out that way. But to at least consolidate the position, or move up a couple of spots into the top 20, would be nice.’’
Since he finished second in the Irish Open, and backed it up by finishing tied for sixth at the Scottish Open, in July, Fox hasn’t finished better than a share of 23rd. He’s coming off a disappointing performance at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa the past weekend, when he finished in a share of 50th.
‘‘It’s been a bit of a frustrating three weeks,’’ Fox said.