20 Jul 2015

Fox suffers third round blues at St Andrews

7:24 am on 20 July 2015

The New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has been brought crashing back down to earth in the third round of the British Open at St Andrews.

New Zealand's Ryan Fox during the second round of the British Open, 2015.

New Zealand's Ryan Fox during the second round of the British Open, 2015. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

After firing a 3 under par second round, which included an eagle, to make the cut and climb to a tie for 25th on his Open debut.

However the 28-year-old shot a four over par third round overnight, to drop to 1 over for the tournament and into a tie for 78th.

Fox though isn't letting an off day dent his confidence before his final round and he's chasing a sub par finish in his first major.

The Irish amateur Paul Dunne is the joint clubhouse leader on 12 under par, with Australia's Jason Day and South African Louis Oosthuizen.