Jon Rahm: “I’m in a good position, two shots away”

The Spanish Jon Rahmdouble champion of Spanish Open of golf, declared on Friday that he “prefers to be the leader with a seven-stroke advantage”, although he admitted that he is in a “good position” to face the final two days of competition because “two strokes are nothing”.

The Spanish golfer, who is seeking to win the championship for the third time and equal the number of victories in Severiano Ballesteroscompleted the course on the second day in 68 strokes (three under par) leaving two of the leaders, the English Paul Waring and the scotch Stephen Gallacher.

“I’m not where I want to be, I’d rather be seven shots ahead, but I’m in a good position, two days to go and two shots to go. I’m not going to put any limits on myself, high or low,” said Rahm, in the mixed zone Villa de Madrid Country Club.

“If I start well tomorrow, I hope I will fight. Today we notice that there are more people and always help. When things are not good, I feel supported and go to the next hole with more encouragement, although sometimes it doesn’t show on the outside”, confesses.

The ‘Lion of Barrika’ was asked about the decision Sergio Garcia of not going to Mallorca, an event that leaves him with almost no options to play the Ryder Cup in 2023.

“It’s a delicate situation for Sergio. The Ryder is not the PGA Tour or the European Tour against the LIV. It’s Europe against the United States. The best of each site and for me the Ryder is above all . I wish they could play but not well. The last time Sergio played in a European Tour tournament he was not well received and I understand that he doesn’t want to play in Mallorca, although I think it will be different there. Anyway there are days still left and he can still sign up. If he said Friday of wanting to play, I don’t think they would tell him no,” he concluded.