“It’s hard when you’re playing well from the tee to the green and you don’t make a putt,” says the Biscayan, with no options for the last day.
The illusion only lasted five holes, which took us long to assimilate that the 150th edition of The Open Championship will not have a Spanish protagonist. Sergio Garcaafter a lightning start of -2 in four holes, crashed in the first par five with a doble bogeyand minutes later John Rahmalways weighed down by his puttersigned a bogey on hole two and did not take advantage of the first par five.
“The day I hit the ball the best and I hit 72. In golf there is always some luck and in these courses a little more. It’s complicated when you hit the ball well and things don’t work out,” Sergio complained. “It’s hard when you’re playing well tee a green and you don’t put a putt“, alegaba Rahm.
Each one entangled in their problem, this season Spanish golf will leave empty in the majorssettling for witnessing the precious battle between Rory McIlroy y Viktor Hovland. Both will face the final day tied at -16, with an advantage of four strokes over their closest pursuers.
The afternoon wind saved the Royal & Ancient from what could have been a blushing day. the rhythm of birdies in the morning he was on his way to desecrate the sacred temple of golf, -6 Tommy Fleetwood, Trey Mullinax o Francesco MolinariFrom eagles consecutive of Shane Lowrie or -7 of Kevin Kisner in just 10 holes. But the spirit of Tom Morris he invoked the wind and the final matches had to face a more complicated final stretch, although it did not seem so for the leaders, who managed to finish with two cards of 66 hits.
The -20 record
Focused on their particular fight, while the rest of the rivals were falling apart, especially the leader prior to the third day, the Australian Cameron Smith which ended with a modest result of +1. A Dustin Johnsonthe most outstanding representative of LIV in the classification, choked on the final stretch of the route with three bogeys on the last six holes. The number one in the world did not put the putts enough and had to settle for a return of -3, five strokes off the lead.
McIlroy and Hovland will meet again in the main game with the possibility of breaking the historical record for the lowest points in the history of the majorsrecorded in -20 so far in three tournaments: 2020 Augusta Masters (won Dustin Johnson), PGA Championship de 2015 (Jason Day) y The Open Championship de 2016 (Henrik Stenson).
Finally, note that Pau Gasol supported the Spanish players at all times, visiting the matches both Adri Arnaus (+1) position 75, Garca (-3) position 48 and Rahm (-5) position 24. No matter how hard he tries Mercy, it seems there is no room for the Sunday sink. “The goal is 54, do as few as possible,” joked the man from Barrika.
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