At the dawn of the last lap, Jon Rahm was seven strokes behind Collin Morikawa, imperial all week. Yes, but here we are, on the Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort, the Spaniard released a last day of fire which redistributed all the cards.
On a cloud, the former world number one offered himself a card of 63 (-10). If Rahm started his day with a bogey, the winner of the US Open 2021 then continued with nine birdies and an eagle.
« I started to believe it after my eagle of 15, when I saw that there was only one stroke left. In addition, everything was going very well for me, I was playing very well. »
With a final score of -27, Rahm wins and lifts his 8th title on the PGA Tour. A performance that allows him to climb to 4th place in the world.
« It was a crazy day. I’m not going to lie. I came so far and thought we were going to need a little miracle. After bogey 1, I needed a bigger miracle. It’s a course where you can score very low, I took my chance on each hole by giving myself opportunities for birdies. »
Morikawa squirms
Rahm wins two strokes ahead of Collin Morikawa. The American, solid leader after three holes, could not do better than a card of 72 (-1).
« I’m really sad that I couldn’t finish the job. It sucks. You work so hard and give yourself these opportunities… I don’t know what I’m going to learn from this week, but I didn’t feel like it was that far. Yeah, that sucks. »
