Jon Rahm’s Saturday was marked by a double bogey on the 14th, but he still has everything to play for on the last day of the US Open. The Basque golfer signed a card of one over par (72) and was three strokes from a triple lead: the Canadian Mackenzie Hughes (68), the South African Louis Oosthuizen (70) and the American Russell Henley (71). The world number three will seek to win his first Major at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California, the same field where he captured his first PGA American Tour title in 2017.
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Having signed under par on Thursday and Friday, Rahm scored a hit in Saturday’s round. The first nine holes were wide, except for a bogey at 8. He quickly made up for it with a birdie at 10. However, the double bogey at 14 punished him, although he managed to lower it with another birdie to close at 18 . “Bogeys are always acceptable and doubles cost a bit more. I think three shots behind the leader is not much. The last time I went out like this in this field, I ended up winning, ”said Rahm, recalling that victory four years ago.
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On Sunday he will take to the field with Matthew Wolff, who is also three strokes behind the leaders. Despite the distance to Henly, Oosthhuizen and Hughes, Rahm is one of the favorites because of the level he’s playing at lately. It will also have competition from current champion Bryson DeChambeau and Irishman Rory McIlroy, winner of four Majors, who on Saturday scored the best round with 67 strokes, and seeks to be the first player from outside the United States to win both the PGA Championship and the US Open multiple times. However, there are 13 players under par and they all dream of a dream Sunday that places them above the rest.
Still, Rahm, who has had more than one stellar Sunday in the PGA, is confident, enjoys the pressure and especially playing at Torrey Pines. “I think it is to my advantage because I have played good golf here in the past. I’ve had good Sundays out here and I’m confident in the last round, ”Rahm said at the close of the round yesterday.
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