It’s very probable that john rahman, the new champion of Masters and number one in the world ranking after his victory this Sunday in Augusta, he would not have reached the world of golf if his parents, Edorta and angelawould not have led him to follow the Ryder Cup which was held in 1997 in Valderrama. Jon was then 12 years old when he met Ballesteros at a dinner to which he also attended olazabal and greeted both of them. “I knew who Olazábal was, but I had no idea who Seve was then,” Jon explained some time ago. “My father would have had a heart attack if he had had the chance and he hadn’t shaken his hand.”
Since that day, the figure of the ill-fated Seveone of the great legends in the history of golf, has been very present in the life of Jon Rahm Rodriguez (Barrika, November 10, 1994) and from now on he will continue to be closely linked to his victory in the Masters, the second he has achieved in a Grand Slam tournament (he won the US Open in 2011), because his conquest occurred in the 40th anniversary of the second victory of Ballesteros at the Augusta Nacional and what would have been his 66th birthday.
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“The story of this game is a big part of why I play the game and Seve is one of them. For me, getting this win here means a lot. If there is something better than achieving this, it is making history. In a way that is not premeditated, that is part of his will. I know that in some way, he was pushing me,” he explained. Rahm about his feelings. Own olazabal, one of the first to hug him, reminded him of the coincidence with Seve’s anniversary: “It had to be today. Many more will come, ”he told her. Visibly surpassed for the moment, Rahm had a memory for the Spaniard in the ceremony of proclamation of him as champion of the tournament, his fourth title of the year, which will mean a prize of 3.2 million euros.
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maximum confidence
victory in the Augusta National, that makes him the fourth Spanish player to wear the green jacket (Ballesteros in 1980 and 1983; José María Olazábal, 1994 and 1999; Sergio García in 2017) was a demonstration of consistency and class by the Barrika player, and a proves more that the career of Rahm, As was suspected for a long time, since her stage as an amateur, in which she was also number one in the ranking, she is launched to stardom, destined to reign.
Despite having to face 30 holes on Sunday due to the suspension that the tournament experienced due to the storm, and despite playing both Friday and Saturday in the most adverse conditions of cold, rain and wind, Rahm He ended up prevailing with 276 shots, 12 under par, four less than the Americans Brooks Koepka y Phil Mickelsonwho found no way to disturb him.
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“I’m always confident when I’m close to the lead. I have absolute faith in all parts of my game and probably because what is waiting out there is very difficult, I just focus on what I have to do. And it’s really what you can control, what it can do,” he explained. Rahmwhich remained stable, without any ups and downs, despite the fact that only at very specific moments, such as the last nine holes, did he manage to offer the best version of his game, until he happily raised his arms to heaven with par on the 18th hole, after which he went to embrace with his wife, Kelley Cahill, whom he met during his university days in Arizona Stateand also with their two children, the little ones Kepa and Eneko.
Ranking dominance
in one of the Masters More demanding, Rahm He has exploited his enormous punch, his short game and putting ability, but also his mental strength, the point that those who know him stand out the most about his game. “He hits long, he has a great short game and he kicks wonderfully,” he says Nacho Gervas, one of the commentators for Movistar Golf and sports director of the Federation. “But the best thing Jon has is his head. He thrives in difficult situations. He is brave, cheeky. We are facing a player who can build a huge career.
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The new Masters champion leads in all statistical rankings. With the long game, surely, he is the best player on the planet. His combination of distance and precision place him among the chosen ones and sets aside the high numbers on his card and, in addition, the improvements in his game with the wedge and putt have ended up taking him to another level. “Some players just have that thing that makes you different and he has it,” said his caddy. Adam Hayesfor whom Rahm’s first thanks were given after donning the green jacket.
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In this 2023, with his victory in the Masters, he has already accumulated four titles (Sentry Tournament of Champions, the American Express and the Genesis Invitational), but his numbers are even at the level of the best Tiger Woods: with six victories in his last tournament appearances on both the PGA tour and the DD World Tour, the current European circuit. In fact, in each of his seven seasons as a pro, he has won at least two international titles, in an unstoppable run to stardom.
