Andy Fox played his first game of Golden Tee around 2005. He would often go out to lunch with a long time friend of his, Blake, who introduced him to the game. They would get lunch and play a couple of games once a week.

In 2006, Andy was playing poker for a living. There was a Golden Tee machine off in a corner of the poker room and he would take a quick break from poker to squeeze in a game or two. Rick Scoville, a very good Golden Tee player from years ago, saw him playing and suggested he go to a place in Burnsville, Minnesota, on Thursday nights to play with some really good players. He was hooked at that point.

With the cooperation of Dean Vending, he and a group of players rented a unit in an office building in Burnsville, Minnesota. That space eventually became known as The Bunker. They have six machines there and it has become an iconic spot to play Golden Tee, watch sports and have a couple of beers with friends. The guys he sees most there are Al Zerull, Will Sandstad, Chris Anthony and Mike Sirois.

At the 2026 Golden Tee World Championship, Andy Fox delivered a breakout performance. He battled through a stacked field, taking down former champions Clint Grover and Paul Tayloe on the winner's side of the bracket. Fox then faced longtime friend Jeff Lannen in the King of the Hill Match, where Lannen came out on top.

With his tournament run still alive Andy defeated another titan of the game, Joe Massara, in the loser's bracket finals. That set up a rematch with Lannen in the Grand Finals. Fox ultimately fell to Lannen, but his incredible run earned him a 2nd-place finish at the World Championship and cemented himself as one of the tournament’s standout performers.

The 2026 GT Worlds tournament was a lot of fun for Andy. He hadn’t made it very deep into a tournament for a couple of years, so he didn’t have many expectations heading in. Getting through two former world champions was something he was proud of. Making it to the finals and playing against one of his best friends, Jeff Lannen, made the experience even better.

He played pretty poorly in the Golden Tee qualifier on Saturday at the Music City Madness tournament in Nashville, so he was a little surprised to find himself as the No. 9 seed heading into Sunday. He believes there is a good amount of luck involved in these tournaments, and he felt that was on display on Sunday. While he played very solid matches, his opponents did not.

His match against Burak Temel was particularly memorable. He holed out on the 18th hole to get the win, just a couple of short months after Jeff Lannen had done the same thing to him at Worlds.

He has thought a lot about why he hasn’t performed to the best of his ability at many tournaments over the past few years. Andy believes there is a significant amount of variance in these tournaments. Players have to perform well in every match, and even playing well doesn’t guarantee a win. There are a lot of great players capable of shooting one-betters or two-betters at any given time.

Secondly, and possibly more importantly, he has tried to watch his beer intake during match play. 

His favorite Golden Tee memory is probably finishing second at the World Championship this past year. He was proud of the way he played and was also very happy for Jeff Lannen.

An honorable mention goes to the 2017 Houston Open. He played terribly in the qualifier and missed the Main Bracket. He then went 7-0 to win the Purple Bracket title and later that day went on to win the Player of the Year title.

For some people, their golfer nickname is just something that sticks over the course of time. For Fox, when it comes to selecting his player nickname, he occasionally changes it up. There is no real reasoning behind his changing of names. He simply likes to switch things up. Each name does have a story behind it, though.

He is a big fan of Monopoly, which is where the name Luxury Tax comes from. His favorite movie is Pulp Fiction, which is where Fox Force Five originated. He gives a shout-out to Paul Luna for suggesting that name.

The other name he sometimes uses is Flying Train, which comes from his love of greyhound racing as a child. His family owned and adopted retired racing greyhounds, and the best greyhound at the time was a dog named “Flying Train.”

Watching his World Championship run on The Ocho broadcast was a particularly special experience. His wife and daughter stayed up late to watch it with him. Hearing his 13-year-old daughter say, “Dad, that was really cool,” is something that will stick with him for a long time.

He did, however, note that he did not appreciate being called a “grizzled veteran” by the broadcast team. The real blame falls with Director of Esports Andy Kuhlman’s writing.

After taking second place at Worlds to his close friend Jeff Lannen, Andy Fox and Lannen still haven’t had a chance to properly celebrate with dinner. They didn’t really have much of an opportunity to get dinner that night after the tournament ended. Jeff had a super-early flight the next morning, so they stayed up and celebrated until Jeff had to leave for the airport. He can say with confidence that he didn’t have to pay for a single beer that night.

Looking ahead, he hopes the future holds a Golden Tee World Championship. It’s the one thing he hasn’t accomplished that would be especially meaningful to him.

Andy explains it’s pretty incredible how much the game(Golden Tee) has given him. He met his wife through Golden Tee, and now they have a beautiful daughter. He has met 95% of his closest friends through the game, and he is proud of everything he has accomplished in Golden Tee itself.

The only thing missing is the World Championship title.