Three years have handed since Jon Rahm gained a significant, the latest celebration coming on the 2023 Masters when Scottie Scheffler put the inexperienced jacket on the Spaniard at Augusta Nationwide.
Rahm gained the U.S. Open in 2021, and has ties for second on the PGA Championship (2026) and The Open Championship (2023) additionally excessive on his resume. Whereas he stated he enters The Open on Thursday at Royal Birkdale with loads of confidence, he is aware of simply how tough will probably be to hoist the Claret Jug on Sunday.
“God, it is exhausting. It’s totally exhausting,” Rahm stated of successful a significant in his pre-tournament information convention on Tuesday in Southport, England.
His angle is way from defeated, nevertheless.
“Confidence is at all times excessive,” stated Rahm, 31. “I believe as a participant you need to have that perception in your self, that issues are at all times going to be good, so feeling good. Very excited to be right here.”
Royal Birkdale final hosted The Open in 2017, when Jordan Spieth (12-under) completed three strokes forward of Matt Kuchar.
The following champion could have completely different challenges than these Spieth confronted. Since then, the course has been re-imagined.
However one problem stays fixed: the wind, which goes to influence membership choice.
“It is one of many venues that I keep in mind as being a implausible championship venue, traditionally very tough one,” Rahm stated. “Climate-wise, very uncommon week. Wanting ahead to see what the problem presents as a result of I believe we’ll see a little bit of the whole lot, see 6-irons off tees, drivers and lengthy irons into par-4s. It needs to be a extremely enjoyable one.”
Rahm has only one extra day to overview the course earlier than teeing off Thursday at 5:09 a.m., paired with Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood of England. They comply with the star-studded group of Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Englishman Tyrrell Hatton.
There shall be a variety of eyes on these two teams. Rahm’s eyes shall be on components corresponding to pin placement, the velocity of the greens and the way the flag whips within the wind.
Rahm, a former World No. 1, now competes within the LIV Golf League and on the DP World Tour. Given these experiences of worldwide journey, he was requested if he’d wish to see the PGA Tour add one other main overseas.
“I would not know the logistics of that. I do not know who can determine what a brand new main turns into or is now a significant, he stated. “That may be attention-grabbing to see a significant occur in different components of the world, in different continents, I imply. Golf being a world recreation and as huge as it’s, it is one thing that could possibly be explored for certain.”
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