After taking the long road, Fox wastes no time sealing Open glory

SOUTHPORT, England, July 19 : Ryan Fox took the scenic route to major championship glory, but when the defining moment finally arrived, he wasted no time.Twenty-two seconds after playing partner Sam Burns missed a birdie putt that could have forced a playoff, the New Zealander rolled in the winning putt on Royal Birkdale's 18th green on Sunday to complete a British Open triumph decades in the making.The 12-footer sealed a dramatic one-shot victory for the 39-year-old, who had never previously finished in the top 10 of a major and who was 52nd after two rounds of the Open.Fox's journey to the Claret Jug has been anything but conventional. "I was a rookie on the DP World Tour at 30. I was a rookie on the PGA Tour at 37 and now a major champion at 39," Fox told reporters with the Claret Jug p