Jon Rahm is overloaded
"Winning the tournament, in addition to glory and pride, also takes a lot of things, especially physical. And so, I don't play well when the schedule is thicker," Rahm said on Marca on July 24, after finishing T2 major The Open 2023 at Royal Liverpool par71.
Before finishing second in the Claret Jug cup race at golf's most prestigious and oldest tournament, Rahm wore the Green Jacket for the major Masters champion in April.
But the reality shows that after Masters, Rahm is not necessarily bad. He attended five PGA Tour tournaments, including three T16 or higher, in addition to the runner-up position of the Mexican Open and the major PGA Championship in May. Until June 25, he was eliminated at the Travelers Championship in a special category in the US first-class golf arena. At that time, Rahm decided to recuperate for three weeks to prepare for The Open 2023.
At the major hosted by Royal & Ancient, in the 151st round, Rahm finished T2, largely thanks to peaking in the third round with 63 strokes. This is also a new record for the achievement of 18 holes in 13 times The Open took place at Royal Liverpool Stadium.
The Open recently also ended the annual major schedule, but the PGA Tour as well as the DP World Tour have not finished the 2022-2023 schedule. However, from the beginning of the year to The Open, Rahm is considered a bumper on the PGA Tour. In addition to the Masters championship, the Spaniard also won three more titles, two runner-ups, and earned approximately $16.3 million in prize money from 17 tournaments during this period.
After seven years of playing professionally, Rahm won a total of 11 cups on the PGA Tour, 10 on the DP World Tour, but never four times like this year.
Rahm is 28 years old, a native of Barrika, Basque Country, Spain. His hometown media called him "Barrika Lion". But in international golf, he bears the nickname "Rahmbo", when he is 1.88 meters tall, weighs around 100 kg and has the same name and surname with John Rambo - the main character in the fighting series of the same name.
