Rahm loses first tournament of the year in Hawaii
The 33 hits under the pair Jon Rahm In the Sentry Tournament of Champions, they would have been enough to win any of the 70 editions of the tournament, in fact they would have been enough to win any 72-hole tournament in the history of the PGA Tour. However, Rahm culminated Sunday with a birdie on his 72nd hole and completing a -33 scorecard. Very serene after the putt, I went to shake the Australian’s hand Cameron Smith, winner of the first tournament of the year with a historical record of 34 strokes under par, one less than Barrika’s player. A tournament of legend, a feast of birdies on the immense greens of the Hawaiian Plantation course, humiliated this week by the 38 champions of the 2021 tournament.
In the end, Smith, Rahm and the also Australian Matt Jones They took the first three positions, all surpassing the barrier of 30 strokes under par, another record for history, fundamentally motivated, and without discrediting the quality of the players, due to the absence of wind and excessively soft greens.
Intratable Smith
Cameron Smith no dej not a single gap to number one of the world during the last 18 holes, I didn’t miss a hit He did not accuse the pressure of the attacks of the Spaniard, there was no hint of fragility. Rahm, without finding his best swing, fought until the end, and at times put pressure on his partner in the main game, but there was always a response on the other side.
The highlight of the day was the birdie on the par 3 hole 11. Rahm, taking advantage of a conservative exit from Smith, to gamble with an iron to a complicated flag, obtained the prize of the birdie that placed him at a single stroke. Rahm ended up with options to tie at 15, where the eagle escaped by inches, at 16 and 17, but Smith had the patience to temper his game until signing 65 strokes (-8), one less than Rahm, the enough to lift the trophy, for this he had to finish with a birdie on the last hole.
Rahm completed the four days of the tournament with a gold record, tied, the highest number of birdies in 72 holes, a total of 32. Again sad consolation because he is always one short to have been proclaimed champion. Despite the defeat, second place is an exceptional start to the season for the Spaniard who successfully defends his first position in the world rankings.
Rahm will not compete again until the last week of January for the Farmers Insurance Open, which will be held in Torrey Pines (San Diego), his talisman field that gave him his first regular victory on the PGA Tour and his first major, the Us Open that he conquered last year.
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