Updated Saturday, February 3, 2024 – 02:04
The new era of Jon Rahm began with a birdie, the Barrika player came out like a caged lion to the Camalen field, the weeks of inactivity, the handshakes in the offices, the noise of social networks, that does not go with ‘ Rahmbo’. Although Spanish is an example of oratory, Where it is best expressed is within a golf course. It doesn’t matter if it is in America, Saudi Arabia or Spain, in the LIV, the Masters or The Players, there are things that will never change, the intensity of the game of the number three in the world does not distinguish between colors of tickets, when the pilot red lights up, the public has fun and Today it was Mexicans’ turn to experience a memorable day of golf and not only because of the Spaniard’s blows. His return will be completely overshadowed by the anthological 59 blows that the Chilean Joaquin Niemann established as a new record for the El Camalen field. “Yes, I was nervous on hole 1, and starting the way I started calmed me down a lot, I was so happy to compete that the rest I forgot my speed,” said Jon, who chose the song Mnaco by Bad Bunny for his first shot. . “The music has not bothered me…, the atmosphere is very different, the chaos of the practices all at the same time, and above all the feeling in general; there are players who are more relaxed and it shows, it is a more similar feeling what we experienced in the Ryder Cup”, another novelty for ‘Rahmbo’ is that he has played his first lap in shorts as a professional player.
The birdies followed one another in a superb start; After the initial success, Rahm also made his birdies on holes 3, 4 and 5, to reach the sixth hole with four under par and leader of this inaugural tournament of the new era of LIV Golf.
‘He’s like a Spanish fighting bull’ said two Mexican friends, impressed by Rahmbo’s imposing physique. Another viewer showed Rahm hitting his wife on the other end of the phone on a video call. “shhhhh, don’t talk, everyone is listening…” the complimented husband warned. Rahm makes another birdie on the 7th hole to reach five under par, a great start result but not enough to command the tournament, on the other side of the field Sergio García was vindicating himself with a start with four consecutive birdies and the Chilean Niemann began to forge his historic day in Mayakoba.
All despite the fact that the day started in a rather uncertain way, food poisoning had in check to the tournament on Friday morning. Around thirty members of the LIV expedition were affected to a lesser or greater extent. The Chilean Pereira myth drank water and saved strength in the previous minutes, he was not one of the most affected along with Ogletreeto which Green Norman received in the field with a warm hug. One of the latest signings, the Polish Adrian Meronk He had to go to the hospital with his wife. But everyone ended up ready after one o’clock at noon on their starting holes to start the season.
The initial festive inertia was left alone for Niemann, who continued tirelessly in his rhythm of successes. In the 11th he holed out from the outside for eagle and his round reached -9 with only 10 holes played, the alerts went off in Mayakoba, players like Rahm or García who were building a good result looked at the scoreboards and did not understand how the Chilean could be doing. making this supernatural work. The Chilean had the option of scoring a 58 or even a 57, but the tension of such a result gripped him in the final holes and He had to settle for -12, 59 strokes. “I could have made two strokes less, I feel more and more comfortable, I am more and more hungry to win,” commented the player currently lost beyond 60th place in the world ranking, it is a tremendous injustice to deprive golf of Niemann in tournaments. of the grand slam.
With -7 and a great ending I finished Patrick Reed while Sergio García occupies the third position, the only one with six under par, today he stood out in the feat of having left El Camalen after having birdied the four par threes. “It’s not an easy thing to do, I’ve done it a couple of times before, but it’s difficult and nice, the par threes here are solid,” commented the Fireballs captain. Rahm, finally finished with two bogies to lead the group tied with -5 in fourth place, although yes, seven strokes behind the leader. In the team classification, Niemann’s Torque GC have obviously escaped to -13, five ahead of their closest pursuers.
2024-02-03 01:04:52
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