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Ryan Fox What’s In The Bag?

A two-time winner on the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour), Ryan Fox is the son of All Black rugby player Grant Fox. He turned professional in 2012 and has been up and down the world rankings over the years. So what does the big New Zealander put in the bag? We take a look in this piece.

Ryan Fox What’s In The Bag?

Driver

Srixon ZX5

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We believe Fox has an equipment contract with Srixon at the moment, and this deal results in him using a Srixon driver, irons, and golf ball, along with Cleveland wedges. Getting into specifics, we start with what Fox says is probably his favourite club in the bag, the driver. When we interviewed him a while ago he said he carries it roughly 315 to 320 yards and had been a Srixon Z 785 but right now he has put the ZX5 in, which is the same model used by Hideki Matsuyama. 

Fairway

TaylorMade SIM

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The first club at the top of the bag that isn’t made by Srixon is a TaylorMade SIM (opens in new tab). It has 14 degrees of loft. The SIM found its way into a lot of Tour professional bags when it came out in 2020 and it is interesting to see how many of them remain at the moment. That being said, we think top players using older fairway woods is actually more common than you might think because it is arguably the most difficult slot to get right in the bag. As a result, once a professional finds a model they like, and trust, then it often takes a while for them to think about changing. Clearly Fox fits into this theme with the SIM.

Irons

Srixon Z U85, Srixon ZX7

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Shifting to the irons, Fox carries a Srixon Z U85 utility 3-iron which he has with a Nippon shaft to help him flight the ball a bit better. Also, dependent on the course, he regularly switches out the 3-iron for a 2-iron. Unbelievably, he…

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