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“I taught Jon Rahm what not to do”

Eriz Rahm, Jon Rahm’s brother, went through the microphones of Cadena SER to analyze the conquest of his brother Jon Rahm at the US Open, the first great title of his record and that he achieved the first title for Spain in this tournament.

Rahm stressed that the triumph of his brother Jon is not the result of chance, but of a great regularity demonstrated in tournaments. “His consistency is not only from this tournament. You look at the five years he has been a professional. There are very few missed cuts. In Top-5 or Top-10 the percentage is smaller. but in the Top-20 or Top-25 he has a very high percentage. “

Eriz also confessed how he lived the conquest of his brother’s title. “With the biridie at 17 I already began to think that it could be and with the one at 18 waiting and seeing how Oosthuizen failed at 15 there I began to believe it. a little bit, although I haven’t assimilated it yet. “

Rahm also confessed how Jon Rahm experienced isolation after testing positive for coronavirus and how he managed to remove the tension after winning the title. “When my parents arrived in the United States Jon was confined and they could only see Kelly and Kepa. Then the lack of refinement came and from there he became the winner of the US Open. I have spoken with him, he is assimilating it a little and he is a little tired with this tension. Golf may not be a very physical sport but inside you carry that tension of playing the tournament, your first great, on a mythical course like Torrey Pines where the last winner of the US Open here is a certain Tiger Woods .. In the end the tension makes you collapse. “

Eriz Rahm also made reference to his brother’s progression since he left for the United States and how he has grown step by step on the circuit. “When he leaves at 18 years old, dreams are dreams. But then you see the steps he takes in college, he debuts on the PGA Tour with a fifth place in Scottsdale, arrives in the first two tournaments as a professional and makes second and third and then you see that he plays as he plays, because you hope that he reaches the top as soon as possible so that he takes that weight off of him. “

Rahm’s brother also confesses that, thanks to his successes, more people have become hooked on golf“As a result of his successes, there are people who are following him more here in the Basque Country. And as he is also closely linked to Athletic, many fans cheer him on because he is from Athletic. I think that golf has gained a lot of strength among young people. I think the excitement to see Jon is coming off. “

On Jon Rahm’s coronavirus positive at the Memorial when he was leading, Eriz prefers to see it from an optimistic point of view. “Luckily the positive happened at the Memorial … In golf it is very difficult to win one tournament and then win the next. There is no harm that does not come for good. It happened like this and he already has the first big one in his pocket. “

Eriz also highlighted Rahm’s dedication to Seve Ballesteros and journalist José Manuel Cortizas. “The dedication to Seve was very emotional and also to Corti, who was one of the journalists who began to follow him and who died of coronavirus. He was almost one of the family and with him we had very endearing moments. Jon is all heart and he remembers his people a lot. ”Rahm’s brother also joked about whether he had instilled something in his brother to play golf. “I taught Jon everything he didn’t have to do.”

Among Jon Rahm’s future challenges, the British Open looms on the horizon. “I don’t think Jon would trade the US Open for a British one. On paper, every European will tell you that he prefers to win the British, but with an American you will have the debate whether it is better to win the Masters or the British. Any European would have no doubts about choosing the British. “

Another of the great challenges for Rahm will be the Tokyo Olympics and his brother sees him as very capable of winning the gold medal. “I hope he is in Tokyo. He has won an amateur world championship with Spain, Europeans, European team and individual runner-up … I’m sure he brings the Tokyo Olympic medal” ..

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