Exhibition for the history of Rahm to declare himself the champion of champions

Jon Rahm has starred in many exhibitions in his career, but this Sunday at Kapalua (Hawaii) will be remembered as one of the most impressive of his meteoric career. The Spanish player has already been proclaimed champion of champions, winner of the PGA Sentry Tournament of Championsafter starring in a amazing comeback against a very important rival such as collin morikawa.

did it in a recital almost from beginning to endwith the an imperial fourth round (an eagle, nine birdies and a bogey) to recover the Morikawa has a seven shot advantage to him after the third round. Although Rahm faced an even greater impossibility after signing a bogey on hole 1 of his final round, a mistake that nine left him (Morikawa made birdie) and it only amplified the echoes of a potential epic. But Jon jumps around, with a golf recital from holes 2 to 18 Add one of the most prestigious achievements of his career.

And there are many. This Sunday was his eighth win on the PGA circuit and the first in a year to open this tournament. Is he seventeenth title with an outstanding track record, including eight wins on the PGA circuit, nine in the European Championship (one of them, the 2021 US Open, shared with the American) and another victory of value in the 2018 Hero World Challenge. achievements that have only grown for a player with dizzying regularity already adding up seven consecutive years with titles and, in addition, with titles on the PGA Tour.

One this Sunday is, by forms and by fame, one of his most famous achievements, as only the previous year’s PGA Tour winners compete in this tournament. Rahm has chased this achievement hard over the years. especially, with two second places in 2018, although at that time Dustin Johnson reigned by far, and last year, when Cameron Smith left him without a crown. The thorn has been removed.

And it has a sidereal success. In total -27 after four rounds of a par 73 course, Rahm had lost a Morikawa that stayed at -25 and he saw how his lack of success and the storm-like arrival from behind of the Spaniard left him without the trophy that seemed so close at hand after Saturday’s day. Thus, the American was left without the honor of adding his first title in this event. In the back, there are also good figures even if it does not reach the title fight, Tom Hoge was third in -23 after another fantastic round (an eagle, nine birdies and two bogeys).

It wasn’t worth getting into the fight for the trophy because Rahm set the bar so high. All, despite the fact that the hopes of the Spanish, meager at the beginning, they dwarf a bad second hit from the fairway on the par four of hole 1 and a bad putt led to a bogey at the start. Morikawa soon played that 1st hole perfectly for birdie and made the seven stroke difference that the American has at the front of the classification will be extended to nine.

But, perhaps knowing he had nothing to lose, Rahm birdied from the 2nd hole. Great for long gamesHe was amazing with the putt after holed out four birdies between hole 2 and hole 6. morikawafor his part, did not give up, adding three birdies in those first six holes and maintaining his wide gap at the top of the standings.

A Rahm launched and a total rollover on the 15th hole

However, from the 7th hole, the American began to suffer greatly with the putt. He repeatedly wasted his options for birdie, some clear, while Rahm, himself, closed the gap. The Spaniard bagged from the 12th holewith four holes which gave the coup de effect to the tournament: to these he added an eagle and three birdies.

Rahm was still some distance away from the American, but closed it with three straight birdies. Although it was on Morikawa’s 14th hole and his 15th when, within that comeback attempt, there was a big blow in the tournament. On the par five of the 15th hole, Jon played like a movie on long shots, he let himself go a medium distance putt for eagle and nailed it in who stepped on the heels of his rival. I was already one. Of course, the blow that added to the disadvantage was transformed into a tie because Morikawa missed his putt for par on 14 and hit a bogey.

It’s a tie at -26, with Rahm facing the 16th hole and the American on the 15th. But, beyond equality on the scoreboard, Jon dealt an irreparable blow to his rival’s morale. dim ever since, Morikawa added two more bogeys against a Rahm who, escaped, proved his success on the par five of the 18th hole with a final birdie. With his -27, he beat the -25 of an American who already faced the 18th hole with no options and at least said goodbye to a birdie.

A) Yes, rahm He added a very prestigious victory to a list of winners where his 2021 US Open, his 2020 BMW Championship, his Memorial from the same year, his three World Tour Championships on the European circuit or his three Spanish Opens stand out – also unique. Successes in several countries and with different arguments that this Sunday added another: that of the climax of the seemingly impossible comeback and that is history.

Final classification (par 73)

1. Jon Rahm (Spain) 265 (64-71-67-63)
2. Collin Morikawa (United States) 267 (64-66-65-72)
3. Tom Hoge (United States) 269 (66-71-68-64)
3. Max Homa (United States) 269 (70-70-63-66)
5. Tom Kim (South Korea) 270 (65-69-68-68)
5. JJ Spaun (United States) 270 (64-68-69-69)
7. Tony Finau (United States) 271 (67-69-69-66)
7. Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) 271 (66-69-66-70)
7. Kyoung-Hoon Lee (South Korea) 271 (68-69-67-67)
7. Scottie Scheffler (United States) 271 (66-66-69-70)