GOLF The Lion’s Vendetta

Jon Rahm was left out of the Northern Trust playoff that North American Tony Finau ended up in 1975 after his previous victory. Third place for the 26-year-old from Bizkaia who did not digest well. The León de Barrika, number one in the ranking, plays to win and stroked the victory for 70 of the 72 holes. And for a winner like him that is a great disappointment. “I still haven’t been able to digest it. My son has put a smile on my face, so at least I’m not in a foul mood,” Basque assured minutes later.

Despite the result, Rahm was happy with his game. The Spanish is a tremendously analytical player and his vision of what happened is always the most concrete and adequate: “The reality is that I didn’t put a putt all day. From tee to green I couldn’t play much better and my feeling is that I should have had a wider lead because of how I was playing. On the 15th hole I hit all five shots exactly how I wanted. I thought the wind would push her further and avoid the bunker, but it didn’t. I have played great golf, although I have not yet thought about how good I will get from here. It hurts a lot to think about what happened. It is the second time that I am to win in this tournament and again the same bunker hits me again. This is what bothers me the most, falling short when I have a chance to win. “

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Rahm, who has confirmed that he will be at the Andalucía Masters (Real Club Valderrama de San Roque from October 14 to 17) One week after playing the Acciona Open in Spain (October 7-10 at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid), he already has his next challenge in mind. The middle step to your next big goal. “You have to leave what happened behind and think about the next tournament and especially in Atlanta, which is the great goal”, Jon explains in reference to the BMW Championship, which starts Thursday, can’t help but be in the PGA playoff final in Atlanta.

Rahm is second in the FedEx Cup standings, and only the top 30 will go to the final tournament, a cut that Sergio García must overcome through a great performance in the BMW Championship where the top 70 will be. The Castellón is currently 44th and must win a minimum of 14 places.