The bravery of Jon Rahm at the major The Open 2023

In the penultimate stage on July 22, Rahm scored eight birdies and no bogey. The whole match, the Spaniard hit 63 strokes. This is a new record for 18 holes through 29 times Rahm participated in the major quartet also in 13 times The Open about Royal Liverpool, including this period. Thanks to that, Rahm changed points as well as spectacular position, when from T41 at +2 after round 2 to third, with -6, at the end of round 3.

The Open 2023 cut line is at +3, according to the principle of taking the top or T70. Rahm is one notch above the filter score by bogey at the end of round 2 - par5 18th hole. There, he entered the green on the third shot, 10.6 meters from the hole. After the first swipe, Rahm was less than a meter away from the target but at that range it took two more swipes to finish the job.

However, the Spaniard still kept the round score at negative (-1). This result was significantly better than the first stage with 74 strokes (+3) and also bogey the last hole due to a bunker in front of the green and having to get out in the opposite direction of the flag. The opening day performance, especially the closing point, made Rahm unhappy and cursed at the group of TV reporters at the end of the match.

"As I was leaving the 18th hole and was trying to figure out how to forget the moment I missed my hand on the 18th hole, I was pushed in the way by the TV guys to run after Rory McIlroy. It was disrespectful," Rahm explained to Golfweek about his last encounter with the media.

At the major PGA Championship in May, Rahm also yelled at the ESPN cameraman when he tried to get close to see him preparing to free the ball from the tall, thick rough grass to the right of the 8th hole fairway, round 3. "Don't point the lens at my face when I'm mad. Give me some space to work," he said at the time.

The Open 2023 will close the curtain at dawn 24/7 Hanoi time. Rahm will go into the final round with a score of -6, six strokes behind lead Brian Harman and just below second-place Cameron Young (-7).

Rahm is 28 years old this year, has won 11 cups on the PGA Tour, including both major - Masters in April and US Open 2021. He has accumulated 52 weeks of holding the top of the world professional golf table (OWGR), this week ranked third.