EI respect and the good tune maintained by Jon Rahm and Jack Nicklaus It is more than evident, and it is that each time they have more treatment, in view of the fact that the Spaniard has become one of the protagonists of their tournament in recent years. Only two weeks ago, the Barrika had to withdraw from the Memorial, the event organized by the ‘Golden Bear’, when testing positive for covid, when he was the leader with six strokes of advantage at the end of the third day.
Nicklaus was left with a bad taste in his mouth and wished Jon the best, as well as praising his level of play. The year before, Rahm had won the tournament (which took him to number 1 in the world), under the anticovid protocol, which simplified the trophy ceremony, and his contact with the winner of 18 ‘Majors’ was scarce. They even had to greet each other by bumping their fists, and Barrika’s set out to “win this year to be able to shake his hand properly.” Misfortune prevented it.
Now Nicklaus has not missed the opportunity to congratulate the US Open champion, and to bestow his blessing, you might say. But the ‘Golden Bear’ also explained very well what a final round in one of the big four looks like. “We saw a US Open where any of the top 10 could have won when the last nine holes started. Then we watched them, one by one, self-destruct.. It was terrible, but this is what can happen in the ‘Majors’, and it happened. But there were two players, Rahm and Oosthuizen, who did not self-destruct “, the veteran ex-golfer began by saying.
As indicated by who is part of the historical ‘Big Three’, “Torrey Pines played very difficult, I’m sorry. In the end, he showed that to win the US Open you not only have to play great golf, you have to persevere “. The great example of this Rahm who sought the birdie in numerous holes and caught it in two extremely difficult putts.
Of course, the message of encouragement reached the Spanish champion: “Barbara and I send our sincerest congratulations to Jon. I’m sure this ‘Major’ is just the first of many for him! We are both happy for him and his wife, Kelley! What a great way for Jon to celebrate his first Father’s Day (he was in the US) by winning the US Open. This is something very special! “
For posterity remains what Rahm said in his day: “I want to win 19 ‘Majors”, in order to surpass the’ Golden Bear ‘, although adding: “The higher you try to reach, the higher you will get.” So far, at 26, he has already taken his first big step. Until Gary Player, the other component of the ‘Big Three’ alive, surrenders to the Basque: “How were those last two putts. What a great show of emotion when they entered. Jon has been knocking on the door and it was only a matter of time until he won a ‘Major’.
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