Golf: Kiwi Ryan Fox hopes fun is answer to rollercoaster form in PGA Championship at Valhalla

Two Kiwi golfers will line up at the PGA Championship and for the more-experienced of the two, it's all about one thing.

Ryan Fox tells Newshub he's focussed on having fun again, but most eyes around the golfing world will be on Rory McIlroy, as he looks to claim his first Major championship in 10 years on the same course as his last.

In Norse mythology, Vallhalla is heaven, although Fox anticipates the Valhalla Golf Course will be anything but.

"You can definitely make some birdies out there, but you can definitely make a few bogies, if you hit them in the wrong place," he said.

At the PGA Championship, those wrong places are what he's looking to avoid.

Fresh off a fourth-place finish at last week's Myrtle Beach Classic, the world No.58 is riding rare recent confidence.

After making the cut in only half of his dozen tournaments this year, Fox concedes moving to the PGA Tour has resulted in mental struggles and swing issues.

"Golf's not necessarily about how good your good is," he said. "There's been enough of that on my part, but the bad's been really destructive."

The solution...

"Try to have some fun out here," he said. "It's not been that fun, so far for most of the year, and a little bit of chicken and egg sometimes.

"You get the mental side right and the technical, physical side kicks in." 

While compatriot Kazuma Kobori is on debut, McIlroy hopes to chase his first major win in 10 years. The Northern Irishman's last title, coincidentally, was the last time the PGA Championship was held at Valhalla.

"Sometimes I struggle to remember what I did yesterday, so I think if I look that far back, it's hard to rekindle those feelings and those memories," he said.

He may want to remember, if that drought is to end.

Two Kiwi golfers will line up at the PGA Championship and for the more-experienced of the two, it's all about one thing.

Ryan Fox tells Newshub he's focussed on having fun again, but most eyes around the golfing world will be on Rory McIlroy, as he looks to claim his first Major championship in 10 years on the same course as his last.

In Norse mythology, Vallhalla is heaven, although Fox anticipates the Valhalla Golf Course will be anything but.

"You can definitely make some birdies out there, but you can definitely make a few bogies, if you hit them in the wrong place," he said.

At the PGA Championship, those wrong places are what he's looking to avoid.

Fresh off a fourth-place finish at last week's Myrtle Beach Classic, the world No.58 is riding rare recent confidence.

After making the cut in only half of his dozen tournaments this year, Fox concedes moving to the PGA Tour has resulted in mental struggles and swing issues.

"Golf's not necessarily about how good your good is," he said. "There's been enough of that on my part, but the bad's been really destructive."

The solution...

"Try to have some fun out here," he said. "It's not been that fun, so far for most of the year, and a little bit of chicken and egg sometimes.

"You get the mental side right and the technical, physical side kicks in." 

While compatriot Kazuma Kobori is on debut, McIlroy hopes to chase his first major win in 10 years. The Northern Irishman's last title, coincidentally, was the last time the PGA Championship was held at Valhalla.

"Sometimes I struggle to remember what I did yesterday, so I think if I look that far back, it's hard to rekindle those feelings and those memories," he said.

He may want to remember, if that drought is to end.

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