Ryan Fox pushes Joaquin Niemann further down on world rankings despite LIV Golf Virginia win

Ryan Fox made a notable jump in the Official World Golf Ranking following his win at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. It pushed several competitors down, including Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann, who recently claimed victory at the LIV Golf Virginia event.

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Scottie Scheffler remains number one, followed by Rory McIlroy in second place. Meanwhile, Ryan Fox is currently holding the No. 32 spot ahead of Joaquin Niemann, who's at 77th. Although Niemann recently won the LIV Golf Virginia event, this does not count towards OWGR points. LIV Golf is still not sanctioned for the ranking process. His career-best ranking came in 2022 at No.15 after strong performances on the PGA Tour.

On the other hand, Ryan Fox entered the RBC Canadian Open ranked 75th in the world. Fox's highest rank was No. 23 in October 2022, following his DP World Tour season. Earlier this year, Ryan Fox rose from No. 119 to 71 after winning the Myrtle Beach Classic on the PGA Tour. With that, let's look at Ryan Fox's victory at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open in detail

Ryan Fox clinches 2025 RBC Canadian Open in four-hole playoff

Ryan Fox won this recent event, defeating American Sam Burns at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario. Entering the final round, Fox carded a 4-under 66, featuring a 17-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff. Burns was at 18-under with a 62.

The playoff began on the par-4 18th hole. After three holes, Fox shot a 3-wood approach that landed just 7 feet from the pin. He shot the birdie putt that secured the victory. With that, here's a look at the leaderboard of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open:

WINNER - Ryan Fox (-18)
2 - Sam Burns (-18)
3 - Kevin Yu (-17)
T4 - Cameron Young (-16)
T4 - Matt McCarty (-16)
T6 - Byeong Hun An (-15)
T6 - Andrew Putnam (-15)
T6 - Matteo Mannassero (-15)
T9 - Cameron Champ (-14)
T9 - Victor Perez (-14)
T9 - David Skinns (-14)
T9 - Lee Hodges (-14)
T13 - Ludvig Aberg (-13)
T13 - Shane Lowry (-13)
T13 - Nick Taylor (-13)
T13 - Danny Willett (-13)
T13 - Alex Smalley (-13)
T18 - Noah Goodwin (-12)
T18 - Jackson Suber (-12)
T18 - Jesper Svensson (-12)
T18 - Jeremy Paul (-12)
T18 - Thomas Detry (-12)
T18 - Kevin Roy (-12)
T24 - Emiliano Grillo (-11)
T24 - Harry Hall (-11)
T24 - Antoine Rozner (-11)
T27 - Lanto Griffin (-10)
T27 - Max McGreevy (-10)
T27 - Corey Conners (-10)
T27 - Keith Mitchell (-10)
T27 - John Pak (-10)
T27 - Adam Hadwin (-10)
T27 - Taylor Pendrith (-10)
T27 - Jake Knapp (-10)
T27 - Mackenzie Hughes (-10)
T36 - Robert MacIntyre (-9)
T36 - Thorbjorn Olesen (-9)
T36 - Ben Silverman (-9)
T36 - Taylor Montgomery (-9)
T36 - Richard Lee (-9)
T36 - Cristobal Del Solar (-9)
T36 - Rico Hoey (-9)
T43 - Trey Mullinax (-8)
T43 - Steven Fisk (-8)
T43 - Patrick Fishburn (-8)
T43 - Rasmus Hojgaard (-8)
T47 - Mark Hubbard (-7)
T47 - Nate Lashley (-7)
T47 - Ryo Hisatsune (-7)
T47 - Matthew Anderson (-7)
T47 - Paul Waring (-7)
T52 - Carson Young (-6)
T52 - Vince Whaley (-6)
T52 - Zac Blair (-6)
T52 - Beau Hossler (-6)
T52 - Paul Peterson (-6)
T52 - Henrik Norlander (-6)
T52 - Trevor Cone (-6)
T59 - Wyndham Clark (-5)
T59 - Hayden Springer (-5)
T59 - Davis Riley (-5)
T59 - Dylan Wu (-5)
T59 - Peter Malnati (-5)
64 - Chandler Phillips (-4)
T65 - Adam Schenk (-3)
T65 - Tyler Mawhinney (a) (-3)
67 - Charley Hoffman (-1)
68 - Justin Lower (+1)