“With [Fox] being one of the only New Zealanders on the PGA Tour, the whole country basically roots for him. I’ve been out playing golf and guys are watching the tournaments on their phones. The whole country’s rooting for him.”Moore,…

Fox managed to go four-under through 17 holes before he “pulled the crap out of” his drive on the par-four 18th and into the trees on the left-hand side. That saw him with no choice but to play up to…

That was where he stayed until the sixth hole, where he drained an 8m (27ft) putt for birdie to move back to one-under. Putting his ball into the native area and having to take a drop on the par-four 11th…

Another bogey followed at the 17th after finding the bunker off the tee, but his superb iron play led to a fourth birdie on his opening nine at the par five 18th – just one of two par fives on…

As mid-to-high handicappers, we were challenged at times – especially on tricky par-threes like the 96m fifth hole. However, things started to click on the back nine, where the course seemed to open up a bit and invite more aggressive…