Jon Rahm came back from seven shots behind this Sunday, nine of them in the last 17 holes, and was crowned champion of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, in Kapalúa (Hawaii), two shots ahead of American Collin Morikawa.
Rahm finished the final round with an excellent ten under par, for a four-day total of -27.and took advantage of Morikawa’s slump, chaining three consecutive ‘bogeys’ between the fourteenth and 16th holes, the first of his tournament, to cost him the title.
The Spaniard was crowned with the eighth title of his career on the PGA Tourthe first of 2023, which allowed him to extend his streak with at least one title per season to seven.
Rahm’s was a remarkable comeback, especially after starting the fourth round with a ‘bogey’ that left him nine shots behind a Morikawa until the perfect moment.
“If you had told me after the ‘bogey’ that I would have done it I don’t know if I would have believed youbut at that moment you don’t think about winning, you just have to work and make ‘birdies’ to increase the speed”, recognized the Spaniard at the end of the tournament.
And he did it very well. He made four birdies in the next five holes and chained three birdies and an ‘eagle’ between twelve and fifteen. At that moment he realized that his horizons could change and an impossible return became possible.
“The fifteenth hole is when it all came trueRahm said.
Source: La Verdad
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