For most of the week, and for most of the final round of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, it appeared a member of the European Ryder Cup team would be victorious. Ludvig Aberg began Sunday with a two-stroke lead. Tommy Fleetwood was a member of the final group. Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm fed off each other and made admirable charges. Rory McIlroy possessed the clubhouse lead only to give it to Viktor Hovland when the Norwegian finished.
Despite all this, it was Ryan Fox who won the DP World Tour’s flagship event with a deciding birdie on the last to finish at 18 under and one clear of Aaron Rai and Hatton. The victory is the fourth of Fox’s DP World Tour career and his most impressive to date as he becomes the first man from New Zealand to claim the title and the first to win a Rolex Series event.
