NY Times · Jul 3, 2019
Russell Knox Talks About Those Putts at Last Year’s Irish Open
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Lightning struck twice for Russell Knox at last year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. He sank a birdie putt of about 40 feet on the final hole of regulation to get into a playoff at Ballyliffin Golf Club and rolled home another from nearly the same spot to dispatch Ryan Fox.
It was the fourth career victory for the Scottish-born son of an American father and Scottish mother, but first on his native continent. He came to the United States to play college golf at Jacksonville University and has called Florida home since, first earning PGA Tour membership in 2012.