This victory at Torrey Pines brings Jon Rahm into a very closed circle. Indeed, he became the only 6th player to win a US Open and a PGA Tour tournament on the same course. Ben Hogan had become the first to double in 1948, at Riviera CC, then Jack Nicklaus, Tom Kite and Tiger Woods followed in 1972, 1992 and 2000, all at Pebble Beach. Tiger did it again in 2008 at Torrey Pines, during his famous playoff victory against Rocco Mediate. Rahm is therefore the 6th, at Torrey Pines as well.
A putter on fire
With two monstrous putts on the 17th and 18th on the last lap, Rahm showed he was no slouch on the green. The Spaniard has registered 116 putts on the greens at Torrey Pines this week, an average of 29 per round, and 1.61 per hole. He is 15th in total number of putts, tied with Patrick Cantlay, Mackenzie Hughes (both T15, +1), and Matt Jones (65th final). The best on the greens this week is Scottie Scheffler, with 107 putts in total. The American finished 7th, at -1 overall.
The Spaniard has taken a total of 49 greens in regulation this week, placing him 4th in this category. By way of comparison, the American Collin Morikawa is 1st with 52 greens in regulation, but only places 55th in putting with his 122 strokes on the green.
The world neo-1st became the first Spanish winner of a US Open, the 4th winner in Major, after Seve Ballesteros (British Open 1979, 1984, 1988 – Masters 1980, 1983), JM Olazabal (Masters 1994, 1999) and Sergio Garcia (Masters 2017). Once again holder of first place in the world, he also takes second place in the FedEx Cup, behind Patrick Cantlay.
Oosthuizen encore 2nd
The South African Louis Oosthuizen finished in 2nd place in this US Open. Already 2nd at the USPGA at the end of May, Oosthuizen joined the ranking of the unfortunate people who most often finished second in Major. He who won only one, the British Open 2010, has finished 6 times second in a Grand Slam tournament since. Only 8 players have more than six second places: Jack Nicklaus (12), Phil Mickelson (11), Arnold Palmer (9), Sam Snead (8), Greg Norman, JH Taylor, Tom Waston, and Tiger Woods (7).
Migliozzi in shape
For his first participation in a Major and thanks to a final card of 68 (-3), the Italian Guido Migliozzi finished 4th, at -2, with Brooks Koepka and Collin Morikawa. The one who got his place in the field via his results on the European Tour won more than 30 places in the world rankings with this top 5, and now ranks 72nd.
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