Jon Rahm was not enough 33 shots under par-record until January 9 in the history of the PGATour- to prevail in Hawaii and from today faces the American Express in La Quinta (California) in other friendly scenarios. Distributed the tournament in three routes (Stadium, La Quinta and NIcklaus), with a court after 54 holes, it seems a tournament destined to other scandalous numbers. “You know you’re going to have to break the 20-under barrier. I think he signed -26 the year he won,” Jon says with a bad memory. Which were 22 in 2018 with a 62 stroke start.
In a tournament that has been won with an average of 24 shots under par in the last decade, with the greens newly seeded as the heights of the season dictate in California, Jon will have to fine-tune a lot to defend the world number 1, which puts him back into play from a distance this time because Collin Morikawa is the reference in the field. Abu Dhabi tournament, scoring for the DPTour, the old European Tour. Achieving the same position as the new American sensation will guarantee you continue to lead the golf planet.
And in that appearance in the tournament where he will have Patrick Cantlay as his maximum opponent, according to the ranking, Jon defended himself against some criticism: “I laugh at those who say I don’t train physically. Of course I do, every day. But not to be skinny but to be the best golfer possible.”
In Abu Dhabi, meanwhile, the Spaniards of reference will be Santi Tarri, who is making his debut for the first time in a Rolex Series tournament, and Rafa Cabrera.
