John Rahmdouble winner of Spanish Opendeclared on Saturday, after climbing into the lead, that it was a “good day of play”, although he admitted that “I wish I had more of an advantage” to go into the final day for the title with more guarantees.
Rahm completed the third day with 65 strokes (six under par), a record that allowed him to lead the final day remaining and lead the Australian by one stroke. Min Woo Leesecond.
“It was a good day although I wish I had more advantage. Min played well and some people had good results. It would have been difficult to leave the group today”, said Rahm, in the mixed zone of the Villa de Madrid Country Club.
“The day was organized. The first nine holes were very good. I played very well and on the occasions when I failed on holes 1 and 4 I was able to put the ball in a good place or make birdies”, confesses ‘León de Barrika’ ‘, who received a standing ovation on the final hole, the eighteenth, which he completed in three strokes.
“I imagine that the hole change is the work of the organizers of the tournament, who want more spectacle at the end, although like last year there will be more. They can do what they want but I am not going to change my game Today there was a very good distance to put it on the ‘green'”, admitted Rahm, supported at all times by the Spanish fans.
“The final ovation started very soon, I was a hundred meters from the stands. That is if it happens on a Sunday, when you win, you enjoy it so much. The walk you enjoy the most is when you know you’ve won. Let’s see if I can do it tomorrow”, manifested.
Rahm will go into the final day of the Spanish Open as the overwhelming favorite because of his status as the leader with sixteen shots under par, one behind Min Woo Lee.
“With -26 strokes you win for sure,” said the Spanish golfer ironically, making sure he wasn’t thinking of a winning number.
“I don’t have a number to win. Who knows what’s going to happen tomorrow, so I don’t like to put a number in my mind. If I’m at -12 I’m thinking about something but being the leader I’m going to make a few shots as long as’ t can,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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