Ryan Fox won two PGA Tour titles this season. Photo / AFP
Of all the titles Ryan Fox could have added to his collection in 2025, a Guinness World Record was certainly not one he expected to be among them.
Fox had the best season of his career to date this year, bagging two PGA Tour titles, making his way back into the top 40 of the world golf rankings and finishing the PGA Tour season ranked inside the top 50. The latter was the big goal for Fox in 2025, as it secures him entry into every tournament on the tour for 2026, which gives him the freedom to select his schedule.
But ahead of what was his final hit-out for the season in France – finishing in a tie for 14th in the DP World Tour’s French Open – Fox, together with Australian Min Woo Lee and Englishman Dan Bradbury, broke the world record for most par threes completed by a team in three minutes.
Holes had to be more than 160 yards (146m) and only par or better counted. The team were given time to practice and figure out how to approach it, before having three attempts to break the record. The trio set a new record of 10 holes – three more than the mark set by Rory McIlroy and YouTubers Dude Perfect in 2023.
Bradbury teed off while Lee and Fox waited on the green. Lee then had the first putt, with Fox taking the second if needed. The trio completed 10 holes with their third and final attempt.
“When we first did it, I don’t know if we thought that 10 was going to be doable. We thought if we got to eight and just broke the record, we’d be doing pretty well. But, for the first go, when we got seven and tied the record, I was like, ‘okay, yeah, we might be able to get a couple more,’ and obviously it worked pretty well,” Fox told the Herald.
“It was a lot of fun. I pulled rank and got the easy job there, just doing the tap-ins, which, for the actual record itself, I didn’t have to do too much work, but for the couple of goes prior, I felt like it was pretty hard to keep knocking in five-footers with no routine and no lining it up.
“It’s pretty cool to be a Guinness World Record holder. It’s not something I ever expected and not something I’ve ever chased, but it was a fun thing to do and actually to pull it off.”
Fox admitted he wasn’t sure whether or not he would get an individual certificate, but said he would certainly find some space for it if one did happen to show up on the doorstep.
It was the cherry on top of a season Fox will look back on fondly, and now had plenty of time to reflect on with no tournaments lined up until two in Australia in November. The PGA Tour then begins for him in early January with the Sentry – a signature, limited field event.
“I think I’ve had 10 days at home since mid-January this year, so I’m going to take some time and spend some time with the family, catch up with friends and hopefully get to do a little bit of fishing as well,” he said.
“And also get the body and everything sorted for the beginning of next year. It’s going to be pretty busy to start off next year, and with all the signature events and stuff like that. It worked pretty well last year, having a bit of time off. Obviously, it was injury-based, but I felt like I came into the start of the season actually feeling pretty good. I want to do the same thing this year.”
Christopher Reive joined the Herald sports team in 2017, bringing the same versatility to his coverage as he does to his sports viewing habits.