Fortinet Championship, PGA Tour | Jon Rahm stays out of the cut on a weekend marked by his stomach problem

The Spanish Jon Rahm, world number one, did not make the cut in the Fortinet Championship, of the PGA Tour, which has not happened to him since last May, after a second day that sees the American Maverick McNealy as the leader, with a total of 132 strokes (-12), and in the second position shared by the Chilean Mito Pereira, to two impacts.

This is the second time in 2021 that Rahm, who has been suffering from a general discomfort, especially stomach, since the pro-am, has not passed a cut. And it is that his 71 (-1) of the second round, together with 72 of the first day, have left him two strokes from being able to continue playing the weekend.

“It’s very simple, I have not hit the ball as I have been doing habitually. I could have done better on the greens, and I know I could have also improved on the approaches, but he came like this and left me a lot of blows, “said Rahm after his second round, in statements provided by the PGA.

And it is that Rahm he only hit 11 of the 26 streets in the two rounds, and evidenced problems with the ‘putt’, as evidence that Thursday will require 30 and Friday 27. This is the first cut not surpassed by Rahm since Wells Fargo, last May: “It is unfortunate to start the year basically with one of my worst rounds on the Circuit in a long time. We just have to get better, “added the world number one.

Now the Ryder Cup (September 24-26) awaits you in a week. “In any case, I can rest for two more days and try to find out what’s going on with my swing, which is technically not bad. I think what I need is to rest“he added.

The Fortinet, after the second day, is led by Maverick McNealy, who signed an excellent 64 (-8) on his second round, which joins the 68 on the first day. Two strokes away are the Chilean Mito Pereira and the American Beau Hossler, who presented cards with 67 and 64 strokes, respectively.