Ryan Fox has carded a five-over in the third round of the US Masters at Augusta National, knocking the Kiwi all but out of contention for the prestigious event.
It's a disappointing result for the Kiwi after he made another strong start to a round, however, some mishits and an unfortunate triple bogey on the 17th have seen the Kiwi drop to a tie for 26th place, eleven shots off current leader Scottie Scheffler.
Fox looked to be on form early on, peeling off three successive birdies to begin the day to surge up to a tie for fourth on the leaderboard at four-under.
However, after following that with three straight pars, the world number 54 dropped three shots on the bounce from the seventh to the ninth, losing all the ground he had just gained from his three birdies as he prepared for the back nine.
Fox particularly made his frustration clear when his tee shot on the par-five eighth hole went wide to the right of the fairway, the Kiwi heard saying "Oh, hang on, dammit'', to himself.
After hitting a bogey on the 10th, Fox was to build some momentum as he parred both the 11th and 12th before birdying the 13th.
But just when the Kiwi looked to be regaining his form... catastrophe struck on the 17th.
Shooting for par, Fox's chip shot hit the flagstick before taking a bad bounce and rolling into the bunker. His bad luck led to a triple bogey after he needed four putts to make it in the hole.
He ended his up and down day with another dropped shot on the 18th.
Fox left the course on day three holding the same place on the leaderboard he finished with in his inaugural Masters in 2023.
Fox will try to join Frank Nobilo, who finished fourth in 1996, as the second Kiwi to finish in the top 10 at the Masters during the final round on Monday (NZ time).
Ryan Fox has carded a five-over in the third round of the US Masters at Augusta National, knocking the Kiwi all but out of contention for the prestigious event.
It's a disappointing result for the Kiwi after he made another strong start to a round, however, some mishits and an unfortunate triple bogey on the 17th have seen the Kiwi drop to a tie for 26th place, eleven shots off current leader Scottie Scheffler.
Fox looked to be on form early on, peeling off three successive birdies to begin the day to surge up to a tie for fourth on the leaderboard at four-under.
However, after following that with three straight pars, the world number 54 dropped three shots on the bounce from the seventh to the ninth, losing all the ground he had just gained from his three birdies as he prepared for the back nine.
Fox particularly made his frustration clear when his tee shot on the par-five eighth hole went wide to the right of the fairway, the Kiwi heard saying "Oh, hang on, dammit'', to himself.
After hitting a bogey on the 10th, Fox was to build some momentum as he parred both the 11th and 12th before birdying the 13th.
But just when the Kiwi looked to be regaining his form... catastrophe struck on the 17th.
Shooting for par, Fox's chip shot hit the flagstick before taking a bad bounce and rolling into the bunker. His bad luck led to a triple bogey after he needed four putts to make it in the hole.
He ended his up and down day with another dropped shot on the 18th.
Fox left the course on day three holding the same place on the leaderboard he finished with in his inaugural Masters in 2023.
Fox will try to join Frank Nobilo, who finished fourth in 1996, as the second Kiwi to finish in the top 10 at the Masters during the final round on Monday (NZ time).
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