Jon Rahm congratulates López-Chacarra: “Many consider LIV the enemy, but…”

John Rahm He is part of that lineage of Spanish athletes who will not only go down in history thanks to their numerous successes. In the path of the Nadal or Gasol, people who have transcended for their numerous virtues beyond sport, the winner of the ACCIONA Spanish Open presented by Madrid he wanted to remember another Spaniard who triumphed the same day as him. By the way, the Basque built bridges with the LIV.

Victory of López-Chacarra in the LIV

Although many consider them the enemy [a los jugadores del LIV y al circuito], on the other side of the world, a man from Madrid, Eugenio López-Chacarra, has just won a tournament against many of the best in the world. Congratulations, Eugene!, Jon said during the ceremony, before anyone asked him later in the press room. “I was seeing him this morning, he is a 22-year-old Spanish player and it is nobody’s fault for the problems that all this golf dynamic has generated. He has won with birdie at 17 and has played fantastic. His team and Sergio’s have won the team tournament as well. I wanted the day to start with a Spanish victory and end with another. It’s a shame Carlos Sainz”. About the money he has earned? You can buy whatever you want. You have to enjoy it. You will have celebrated it and above all, enjoy this victory”.

‘sweet and sour’ taste

“It is the first victory without my wife and my children, so that’s a bit bittersweet, but I have a lot of family here and my team. But winning like this, matching Seve like this, can’t be described. Today the little details made the difference in my game.”

His game

“Today my round was stressful until I put it on the fairway on the 16th hole. Previously I had to work on each hole. My power is from tee to green, but since August I’ve been hitting very well And so my stats say. The 6th and 11th are moments you don’t expect. Today I was very comfortable on the green and I enjoy days like this. I haven’t had this game feeling since the last Ryder.”.

Dedication

“Before my last putt? Today I have remembered Ramn Barrenechea, (president of the Biscay Federation, recently deceased), who was a close friend of the family and had done a lot for me. He is the one who would have celebrated this victory the most.”

next straight

There are many. Maybe achieve the second big and keep adding. Fourth Spaniard to win in Augusta.

Carlos Alcaraz

“Carlos Alcaraz plays golf? Whenever he wants to play, call me. His number 1? That is a consequence of what he does every day. May he continue working every day as he has done until now. The difficult thing is to staybut I think that Rafa Nadal is the one who can best respond to this”.

Most tournaments shared in the calendar by PGA and DPWT

“That Spain doesn’t have a bigger tournament is something I don’t understand, I’m trying. Rory and I are trying to get it played more in Europe. There has been talk of Paris, which has another great tournament, and of some more in the United Kingdom Spain has everything it takes.”

PGA Tour 2023 calendar

“Everything will depend on those four tournaments that should be added to the list of great events what will happen from now on I think that in the end my calendar will be something similar to what I have done so far.”