Kiwi Ryan Fox claims second PGA Tour victory in a month

In less than a month Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has won on the PGA Tour for a second time, but it did take four extra holes to achieve it.

Fox has won the Canadian Open in Toronto.

However, he and American Sam Burns went through four play-off holes before a winner could be found.

Fox started the final round in a tie for the lead but slipped three shots off the pace at one stage before charging back into contention.

He birdied three of the last five holes to force the play-off.

Fox was lucky to survive the first play-off hole after putting his tee shot in a bunker, but Burns missed a very makeable putt to win.

Both players then parred the 18th on the second and third extra holes.

On the fourth hole on the par five 18th, 38 year old Fox hit his second shot to within a couple of metres of the hole.

Burns then three putted, giving Fox two shots for the win and the NZ$2.95 million winner's prize.

“It was very hard fought, it was a bit scratchy to be honest, for 13 holes today," he said.

"Made a couple of good saves there, and then kind of found it in the last four or five holes. Had some great shots, holed a couple of putts and was pretty lucky to make that putt in regulation. It was probably dying left side and it just snuck in.

"I didn't hit a couple of great shots in the playoff; obviously Sam let me off there the first time round. It was nice to hit a good one on 18, that fourth time, that is probably the best shot I ever hit in my life and nice to do it in these kind of circumstances."

The pair finished one shot ahead of Kevin Yu of Taiwan.

It was Fox's second play-off victory on the PGA Tour in less than a month.

He claimed his maiden PGA title with victory at the Myrtle Beach Classic in South Carolina after a three-way play-off.

The win qualifies Fox for this week's US Open in Pennsylvania, the third major of the year.

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