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Ryan Fox has officially secured his first major title, winning the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and claiming the $3.2 million top prize. The most astonishing aspect of this victory isn't just the 18th-hole birdie that edged out Cameron Young—it is the unprecedented statistical comeback. Fox was tied for 85th after Round 1 and tied for 52nd after Round 2, breaking both Mark O'Meara's 1998 and David Duval's 2001 records for lowest leaderboard position by an eventual champion. By matching the tournament record for the lowest final 36 holes (130 strokes), Fox demonstrated exactly how rapidly momentum can shift in major tournament play. What did you think of the final round conditions at Birkdale?