Ryan Fox birdied Royal Birkdale's hardest hole to capture the Claret Jug, capping the roughest major championship season for American golf in 12 years.
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Ryan Fox birdied Royal Birkdale's hardest hole to capture the Claret Jug, capping the roughest major championship season for American golf in 12 years.
Jul 19, 2026; Southport, ENG; Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. surveys the ninth green during the final round of The Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. Ryan Fox birdied Royal Birkdale's hardest hole to capture the Claret Jug, capping the roughest major championship season for American golf in 12 years.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the story as "GOLF/." Fox News reported the story as "Ryan Fox denies Cameron Young, Sam Burns at The Open Championship as American golf takes another hit."
2 sources have covered this story, including Fox News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 19 hours ago.
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