When Jon Rahm he missed on Sherwood’s 18th hole by a few inches the putt that could force the play-off, lost the Zozo Championship to Patrick Cantlay. When Justin Thomas made his 8-inch putt, he tied Barrika’s and the left without the world’s number 1, which was the consolation prize. A minimum distance separated him from his third victory of the year and a minimum distance keeps him in second place in the world behind Dustin Johnson, who has been able to save the two weeks in which he has not played due to the coronavirus and has already reached one hundred leading the rankings, something only Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Rory McIlroy had achieved before. Rahm has reached the double digit for the first time in the coefficient that determines the ranking (10.1738) and is only 84 thousandths of that of South Carolina (10.2573).
The Biscayan regretted some unfortunate strokes on the last day due to the wind on the Californian course and reviewed some putts that were left in the four days, “especially in the first 27 holes, in which I kicked very badly” . In any case, Rahm came out of the Zozo Championship with his twenty-fourth place in the top three since he was a professional and with his confidence intact for the Augusta Masters, which in the face of three weeks has already become the priority objective. “Nobody is happy when they do not win, it is something that hurts and bothers me, but I take a lot of positive things. I moved the ball very well with both effects and that is very good for the Masters,” said the barrikoztarra.
Jon Rahm sand will take rest this week in which the Bermuda Championship is disputed and it will surely not take part next week in the Houston Open, which will have the peculiarity of being the first that will allow the presence of the public after the confinement, about 1,000 daily spectators. The tournament always precedes the Masters and many players use it as a test bed. Others prefer not to charge before a big date and in that line of thought is Barrika, especially now that his game is in order. Neither Tiger Woods, defender of the green jacket, was inclined to play the week before in a major, but now he will make an exception in the face of the little competition he has had this year.
Furthermore, in the previous analysis it must be taken into account that the Augusta National in November will not be the same as the one in April, its usual location, and therefore golfers must pay attention to different aspects of their game. Jon Rahm came out of Sherwood satisfied and, barring surprise, now he will just have to keep up the tone and take advantage of the practice rounds at the Masters to reconnoitre the course in fall conditions. It is the major that has been given the best so far and many see him with many options this year. But the Biscayan wants to arrive at the best physical, technical and mental point.
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