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Estrella Damm NA Andaluca Masters: Jon Rahm and the reasons why Barrika’s lion needs a break

AJon Rahm finally it is time to disconnect. Already from the second round of the Open of Spain it gave the feeling that it was not fresh, and that it did -4 that day. Failure to pass the Valderrama court is not only due to two bad days, but because, as the world’s number one himself explained, is “mentally exhausted”. His schedule has been very busy during his Spanish mini-tour, but the fact is that he accumulates many weeks with his suitcases from one place to another and fighting in demanding tournaments. It is true that there are players who play more tournaments than Spaniards, but not from their position.

The Basque golfer accumulates 20 events played, plus the Ryder Cup. Along the way, he missed the Games, although this inconvenience gave him a few extra days at home, once he saved himself a long direct trip to the bubble of the Olympic Village in Tokyo. In 2019, the last course with ‘normality’, at this point, the Basque had traveled a similar path, although without Ryder, and he finished it in the DP World Tour Championship with success, precisely after a long break..

Jon’s plan, despite perhaps not having added so many points in the Race to Dubai ranking after the two tournaments he has played in our country, is reappear in the final of the European Tour in Dubi, the DP World Tour Championship. Already in 2019, Jon succeeded Severiano Ballesteros as the second Spaniard to win the formerly known as Orden de Mrito, and Barrika wants to take advantage of his opportunity this year, since is currently third in this classification.

“To Dubai to go, but I cannot assure that I will touch a stick until then. Sometimes you have to understand that rest is part of training. In 2019, when I won the Race to Dubia, I went without touching a stick in five or six weeks. Putting in many hours these weeks does not mean that it will improve “, explained ‘Rahmbo’ on Friday.

In any case, what Rahm now claims is some rest after the Estrella Damm NA Andaluca Masters dispute, in which he did not make the cut. ‘Rahmbo’ have had three intense weeks since the end of August to play the PGA Tour playoffs, which started at The Northern Trust. After that, for just a week and went to the Fortinet Championship, just a few days before the Ryder. After being in Whistling Straits, where he was the best European player, He spent a few days at home, but quickly packed his bags to cross the pond and go to the Open de Espaa and then to the Andaluca Masters..

The US Open champion was very eloquent about what he needed now, and explained his feelings as follows: “More than the body, the mind did not give me more, I am going to hang up the sticks for the next four weeks and do whatever else. I have not stopped since we started after the COVID stoppage because, when I could, I had the change of equipment and I put in many hours to be able to play well during the year. If we add up everything that has happened this year, I need rest. “

The Basque golfer has had a glut of tournaments in recent months, and has barely been able to spend more than a week at home, so the lion was already having a break to recharge his batteries and return to the top to try to win the Circuit European.

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