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Matt Cradock

Ryan Fox Open Championship Winning WITB: What Clubs Did The New Zealander Use To Win The Claret Jug?

Ryan Fox holds the Claret Jug and a close-up of his golf bag.

The Open Championship proved be an historic week for Ryan Fox, who produced a maiden Major victory via an epic finish at Royal Birkdale.

Birdieing the final hole, the 39-year-old became just the second New Zealander to lift the Claret Jug, as well as the fourth Kiwi to claim a Major championship title.

Using a near-full bag of Srixon and Cleveland clubs, Fox made some changes prior to his win, as he introduced the brand-new Srixon ZXi RKT woods to his set-up.

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Beginning with the driver, where Fox didn't just change into the Srixon ZXi RKT LS+, but he also moved out of a Mitsubishi Diamana shaft and into a Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X.

Set at 10.5°, Fox also has a new Srixon ZXi RKT 3-wood in-play, which is set at 15° and has the Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X shaft.

Depending on course conditions, the PGA Tour winner will add another fairway wood to the set-up but, at The Open, he was using a Srixon ZXi5+ 3-iron.

A brand-new club to his bag, it possesses 20° of loft and a Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 9 X shaft, which differs from the Black in that it's a mid-launch with low-to-mid spin.

Like many Srixon staffers, Fox has a ZXi5 4-iron before transitioning into a set of Srixon's ZXi7 from 5-iron to pitching wedge. True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts are present throughout.

In the scoring section of the bag, he uses Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack wedges, which are present in a 50°, 56° and 60° configuration.

Shaft-wise, the True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 is used in the 50°, while the S400 version of the shafts are used in the 56° and 60°.

The only non-Srixon or Cleveland club in Fox's bag is his Ping Anser 2.0 putter, which makes him one of the few players to use a blade-style flatstick.

Ranking first in Strokes Gained: Putting on Saturday during The Open Championship, Fox has a Srixon Z-Star XV golf ball in-play, one of the best models on the market.

Ryan Fox WITB: Full Specs

Club

Head

Shaft

Driver

Srixon ZXi RKT LS+ (10.5°)

Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

Fairway Woods

Srixon ZXi RKT (15°)

Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

Utility Iron

Srixon ZXi5+ (20°)

Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 9 X

Irons

Srixon ZXi5 (4)

Srixon ZXi7 (5-PW)

True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges

Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack (50°, 56° & 60°)

True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (50°)

True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56°, 60°)

Putter

Ping Anser 2.0

Ball

Srixon Z-Star XV

Apparel

Levelwear

Glove

Srixon

Shoe

Adidas

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