Fox will line up at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am later this week in his first Signature Event on 2026, which includes a total prize purse of US$20m ($33.2m).
On the DP World Tour, Patrick Reed continued his impressive cruise round the Gulf as he won the Qatar Masters by two strokes.
The American, who won the European Tour event in Dubai two weeks ago and was tied for second after a three-way playoff in Bahrain last week, led from the first round in Doha.
Kiwi Daniel Hillier began the day two shots behind Reed but a double bogey at the third hole, followed by another dropped shot two holes later, ended his hopes of victory. Hillier eventually finished with a three-over 75 to finish in a share of 20th at eight-under. The top 20 finish still saw Hillier move up one place in the season standings to fourth.
Fellow Kiwi Kazuma Kobori earned his first top 10 finish of the season after carding his third straight round of 70 for the week to finish in ninth at 11-under.
Reed started the final round two shots ahead of Jacob Skov Olesen and the two were paired.
After the Dane birdied the first hole and Reed bogeyed the second the pair were tied at the top.
Finn Oliver Lindell caught and passed them after making six birdies and two bogeys in the first eight holes.
Lindell bogeyed 12 and 13 as Reed picked up shots on 10 and 11 to move two ahead again.
“This little run I’ve had, two wins and a second, it’s awesome,” said Reed.
“It’s special, to come out here especially to get two wins early on in the season.
“It wasn’t looking very good there on the front nine.
“To lose the lead like that and then to be able to kind of flip the switch there on the back nine obviously felt amazing.”
Calum Hill, who finished in a tie for second with Reed a week earlier, claimed second again. He eagled the tenth and then made four straight birdies from 14 to shoot a 67 while Olesen was one under on the back nine.
“Golf feels good at the minute,” said Hill. “I feel like I did a lot of things well and if you put me in that position again I feel like I could convert from there.”
Olesen and American Johannes Veerman shared third.
Padraig Harrington, a 54-year-old triple major winner, played his 500th DP World Tour event and was under par in every round to finish five under in a tie for 34th.
– With AFP
