Golf: Kiwi Ryan Fox continues strong form with top-10 finish at British Masters

Ryan Fox shakes hands with Sebastien Soderberg of Sweden on the 18th green.
Ryan Fox shakes hands with Sebastien Soderberg of Sweden on the 18th green. Photo credit: Getty Images

Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has continued his impressive run of form on the DP World Tour with a second straight top-10 finish.

Fox shot a one-under par 71 in his final round at the British Masters on The Belfry to finish tied for eighth.

The 35-year-old was six-under par for the tournament - four shots behind winner Thorbjorn Olesen.

The Aucklander's opening round of six-under 66 had him one shot clear atop the leaderboard, until a shaky second of 73 saw him slip to 10th. He shot 72 in his penultimate round.

The result moves Fox up to 13th in season standings and earns him a payday of NZ$88,000.

The Kiwi played this year's British Masters after a ninth placing at the Catalunya Championships and 15th at the ISPS Handa Championship, both held in Spain over the past fortnight.

Those were his first events since taking a two-month break, after his win at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic in the United Arab Emirates in February.

Dane Olesen claimed his first win since 2018, after he was suspended by the European tour, when he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman and being intoxicated on a flight, after a World Golf Championship event in Tennessee.