New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox loses bet, plays Sun City course in Bok shirt

GOLF NEWS - New Zealand golfer, Ryan Fox, was forced to play several holes of his practice round and pro-am on Wednesday — ahead of the Nedbank Golf Challenge starting at Sun City on Thursday — in a Springbok rugby shirt.

This, is after the player lost a bet with his coach and caddie, South African Dean Smith, regarding the outcome of the Rugby World Cup final in France last weekend.

The Boks beat the All Blacks from New Zealand 12-11 to claim back-to-back wins, after they also won in Japan in 2019. The Boks are now also the first four-time winners of the Webb Ellis Cup.

Son of Grant Fox

Fox’s well-known father is Grant, the former All Blacks flyhalf who helped his team win the first World Cup in New Zealand in 1987. He also toured South Africa with the Rebel All Blacks in 1986.

The DP World Tour posted a clip on Twitter (X) of Fox putting on the Bok shirt on Wednesday.

“This feels like blasphemy to me, to be honest … we had a little bet on the final, no money at all, but purely pride. If the Springboks won I had to wear this for three holes in the pro-am,” says Fox, a multiple winner on the DP World Tour. We all know the result.”

The 2023 Nedbank Golf Challenge begins at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City on Thursday.

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