HThe first of the three final battles to be crowned has begun camping del PGA Tour and he has done it with a Jon Rahm unleashed after the setback he suffered at the Tokyo Olympics. The Basque pointed out in the previous one that arrived rested, but perhaps he could accuse the lack of competition over the past few weeks. Nothing could be further from the truth. Spanish has returned in ‘Rahmbo’ mode and rose to the lead in The Northern Trust, a first place that share with Justin Thomas.
Both signed 63 strokes, the Spanish without any fault on his card. A heads up between the number one and the number five in the world is looming, who played wonderful golf. Rahm was exalted, he was smiling, he was calm and confident; in short, I enjoyed the return. Perfect jug, as the Memorial was doing when it tested positive for covid.
The one in Barrika jug de tee a green magnfico, of fable with the driver, putting the ball on the fairway, taking it to the green with the irons as if it were simple what he did, also standing out in the short game and finishing with the putt. His return is worth seeing again. He hit a final leg where he made birdies at 13, 15, 16 and 17, and almost always kicked to beat Liberty National of Jersey.
Justin thomas was the other protagonist of the day. When JT’s irons and short game work, he’s a candidate to win anywhere. It doesn’t matter if he misses more than he should from the tee, like at the 18th hole, where he left the ball on a path, because is a master of recovery. Thomas and Rahm’s performance missed the 66 strokes of Varner III, but the truth is that the third in contention should be Adam Scott, the most regular player in recent weeks. The Australian is going to end up winning a tournament sooner rather than later.
Sergio Garca could not start the tournament well, and signed a first round of 75 strokes, although he still has time to continue adding in search of being in the Tour Championship. The Northern Trust can be followed at Movistar Golf (Movistar dial 57).
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