Golf: Fox all but guaranteed a European Tour card

Ryan Fox plays a shot during the men's golf at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo / Getty Images

Ryan Fox looks to have virtually guaranteed a European PGA Tour card for next season.

The Kiwi golfer finished fourth at the Kazakhstan Open at the weekend, to climb to third on the Challenge Tour standings.

There are only a handful of tournaments left and Fox is well inside the top 15 who earn their tour cards.

Fox earned nearly $40,000 in Kazakhstan to take his earnings for the year to nearly $180,000.