Ryan Fox on the 13th hole during the first round of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch. Photo / Getty ImagesRyan Fox will be chasing one of the modern greats of golf despite a strong opening round to The CJ Cup Bryon Nelson event in Texas today. Fox was among the early starters at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, teeing off in the second group of the day, and shared the clubhouse lead with a five-under 66.He started strong with four birdies and a bogey on the front nine. Fox backed that up with two more
“It’s something that Marcus put to me at the start of the year, you know, if you need me at all, I’m available to come up. It worked out really well this week. Dallas is a pretty easy city to get to from Auckland, and I’m by myself this week, which makes it easier to be completely focused on golf in that respect and do a bit of grinding with him,” Fox told the Herald. “It’s worked really well and made some good progress the first couple of days he’s been up. It’s just nice to have eyes on.