Jon Rahmnumber 3 in the world ranking, resurfaced on the last day of the Spanish Open displaying his best game of the championship, signing a card of 64 strokes (seven under par) and a cumulative 270 (-14) that were insufficient to certify the comeback and fight for victory.
Matthieu Pavon, who was the leader in the last round, confirmed his victory after completing the last day with 64 strokes (7 under par) and a cumulative score of 261 (-23), replacing Rahm in the record. The 30-year-old French player arrived in Madrid as number 65 in the world and without any triumph on the European circuit (now DP World Tour) and leaves the Spanish capital with a victory and an important sum of points that will allow him to climb positions in the international ranking.
Rahm, Very irregular in his game the first three days, he left his best repertoire of shots for the last day, in which he completed half of the course, the first nine holes, in thirty strokes (-6 under par) after making six birdies.
He could not maintain that positive inertia in his game in the second section, in which he was on par until he got stuck on the 13th hole and made a bogey, correcting his mistake on the 15th with a new birdie. She closed her participation with another birdie on the 18th hole.
“My best year”
“I would have liked to finish better. I managed to fix it this weekend but it was a shame about Friday. Next year I hope to have better options,” commented the Basque golfer. “I made what I could. “If I were left with a bad taste for every tournament I didn’t win, it would be a very hard life,” he said. Rahm, who aimed to win his fourth Spanish Open title to surpass Severiano Ballesteros.
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After the Spanish Open, Rahm He will take “a minimum of ten days of vacation and, between now and January,” he will only play the final of the European circuit in Dubai (November 17-20). “It has been a long year. I have played a different schedule and I have ended up more tired than other years but that is no excuse,” declared Rahm, who was asked by journalists about whether this 2023, in which he won the Ryder Cup con Europa and the Augusta Masters, It has been his best year. “By record, yes, but by game, perhaps in 2021 I will play my best golf. That was the year I played best. This year I have been very close to him. Statistically I have no idea,” he concluded.
Another Spaniard, Alfredo García-Heredia, 536 in the world ranking, finished ninth, tied with Rahm, after completing an excellent tournament with a cumulative score of 270 strokes (-14). In fact, he reached the last day just four shots behind Pavon, establishing himself as the main national resistance in search of the title. Alexander of the King concluded at this 17, with -12 and Pablo Larrazábal and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño They tied for 20th place, at -11.
2023-10-15 16:15:15
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