BRISBANE, Australia — Fresh from an eight-week break after winning his first two tournaments on the PGA Tour, Ryan Fox shot a 4-under 67 Thursday and was tied for the early lead at the Australian PGA Championship.

The 38-year-old New Zealander bogeyed the par-4 second hole but had five birdies the rest of the way at the Royal Queensland Golf Club.

The tournament is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australia and the European tour, which is starting its 2025-26 season just two weeks after Rory McIlroy won the Race to Dubai title.

Fox won this year's Myrtle Beach Classic and Canadian Open on the PGA Tour.

“It’s hard to beat the year I had this year,” Fox said ahead of his first round in Brisbane. “Other than maybe making the (PGA) Tour Championship, I ticked every box that I wanted to tic

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