Ryan Fox Is Champion Golfer of the Year! + Scottie On TIO Relief & Bryson’s Penalty

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme recap the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where 39-year-old Ryan Fox closed with an aggressive nine-iron to 11 feet on the 72nd hole and drained the birdie to win his first major, clearing Cam Young by a shot. They break down his decisive back nine and journey to the top: turning pro at 25, not reaching the PGA Tour full-time until age 37. Plus: Cam Young's fateful bunker gamble on 18 and the way his narrative has shifted rhe past year, heartbreak for Sam Burns with another near-miss at a major, controversy surrounding Scottie Scheffler’s 17th-hole TIO ruling, a bigger picture discussion about rules enforcement in the wake of Bryson DeChambeau’s two-shot penalty, and whether Royal Birkdale's firm-and-fast setup played as a true links test. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Thanks for watching our major championship coverage all year long. Chapters 0:00 Intro — Smylie's last dispatch from Royal Birkdale 2:11 Ryan Fox's Open Championship win, recapped 3:25 Cam Young's early charge sets the clubhouse target 7:05 Sam Burns' back-nine bogeys + live show bloopers 10:11 Scottie, Fleetwood, and Bryson fall out of contention 12:40 Fox's decisive back nine and winning approach 16:39 Ryan Fox's Swing and Background 18:22 Sam Burns' heartache and the "can he close" question 20:06 Cam Young 29:53 Scottie Scheffler's major-less season, dissected 33:36 Scottie's TIO ruling and the Bryson "careless" debate 39:14 Rules consistency 47:07 Golf's mental game and controlling emotions on tour 51:12 Tommy Fleetwood, Si Woo Kim, and Royal Birkdale's true links test 59:14 Ryan Gerard and sign-off from Major season! #theopen #golf #ryanfox #smylieshow #smyliekaufman #camyoung #samburns #scottiescheffler