Ryan Fox won the 2025 RBC Canadian Open spectacularly, claiming his second PGA Tour title in less than a month. The New Zealander withstood a tremendous charge from Sam Burns during the final round and then defeated him in a hard-fought four-hole playoff.
Fox’s victory was, of course, the result of many successful shots. However, as is often the case, one shot in particular determined the final outcome.
“It’s the best shot I’ve ever hit in my life,” Fox summed it up.
This was the second shot of the fourth playoff hole, which was played on the 576-yard, par-5 18th hole at TPC Toronto. Fox left the ball 255 yards from the pin with his tee shot, and from there, he executed a superb wood shot that barely moved after hitting the green, stopping just seven feet from the hole.
Fox had a chance to win with his third shot because Burns’s ball was 39 feet from the hole. However, the New …