Jon Rahm risks but doesn’t get the prize on day 3 going through the water

The most announced rain appeared on third day of PGA Championship within East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester (NY). Umbrellas and wetsuits appeared in the second ‘major’ of the season, as well as rollers to reduce water on the fairways and greens. A day of salvation was expected from the rain that sometimes came down heavily.

Jon Rahm He went out in the rain and finished his lap in the rain, where he surely said goodbye to any chance of fighting for victory. Now the Basque will have to wait for the world number 2 scottie schefflerco-leader after 36 holes and left the field at 8:50 pm Spanish peninsular time in third, did not win or finish in the top 3 this Sunday.

Barrika signed 72 shots (+2), again sharing the match with the Australian cameron smith, for 216 (+6) in total and position 49, the same where the round started. The fact is that in the end Rahm put together a good result, where he took risks but without reward, overcoming adversity with a lot of patience and golf control. And in the club house, I’m sure he’s waiting to see if he can make up more ground because what’s clear is that in this third round there will be misery and bogeys for everyone.

The Basque came out to play determined to make the jump in quality, despite the bad weather conditions (it was also cold), to cut blows compared to the leaders and climb more places in the standings, the better. He was not really conservative and was always looking for flags, risking in some cases more than necessary and that ambition cost him many bogeys.

It was already seen on hole 1 that the day could be crooked when the ball on the putt to save par was almost a full ‘tie’. Another bogey at 2 and the reward for misfortune came in the form of his first birdie on the par 5 (4) making the ‘pipe’. He lost that shot on the next one, closed the first nine holes with 39 shots (+4), for a total of +8, and that on hole 8 he had a stroke of luck when he sent the ball into a border fence. the course (it was not out of bounds) and was able to get off without penalty. But still, bogey in the chant.

The second half didn’t start any better, with a bogey on 10 and a Rahm gesticulating more than necessary and uttering phrases in the form of a complaint, always in English, for shots that didn’t go the way he wanted. as a result of the water, the humidity and the wet gloves. But just like the day before, Jon brought out the best and two birdies came on 13 and 14, and added another on 7, delivering a two-over-par card at the end of the day.

Larrazábal uses six gloves

After about an hour he finished the Catalan Pablo Larrazabal, also got wet in the water despite the rain suit. The RCG El Prat professional signed his card with six bogeys for two birdies for 74 strokes and a +8 (218 strokes) total. “The best +4 of my entire career, for sure!” Pablo summed up as he unsuccessfully tried to dry the hairs peeking out from under his cap.

“I have never seen this in my life, it hasn’t stopped raining for a minute. Impressive. In March in Scotland, well, but here we didn’t expect it and the course was tremendous. After eight holes it was +5 and suffering a lot…Bogey, bogey, bogey…Then we said to ourselves ‘if we manage to get under par in the nine seconds’…I used six gloves and we have nothing left for tomorrow . .Two birdies in the nine seconds, I’ve enjoyed them. We’ve fought like never before”, concluded the player who just turned 40.

It sure wasn’t an easy day because of the weather. Golfers prepared from dawn for a long and humid day of play. American Mark Hubbard and Japanese Rikuya Hoshino were the first to leave at 8:10 a.m. in tragic circumstances that even co-leaders, world number two Scottie Scheffler, Norwegian Victor Hovland and the canadian Corey Conners they will expire when they tee off at 1 nearly seven hours later.

Interesting game of ‘majors’ winners and now LIV Golf banners, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Once bitter rivals, the two are now partners in the Arab Super League, united in contention on the PGA Tour after abandoning the regular circuit for the rebel circuit. Both said they had patched up their differences that began in 2021 when Koepka, annoyed by DeChambeau’s slow play, was caught on camera rolling his eyes in disgust. The feud, which has eclipsed golf for months, spilled over into social media and tournament media centers, with the two sparring with each other before coming to an apparent truce at the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. , where they played and won sweeping. Europe.

Highlight other results like Jordan Spieth’s 71 for 216, Justin Thomas’ 75, the defending champion, for 220, Tony Finau’s 73 (218), Phil Mickelson’s 75 (220), and par 70 Smith (214) by Cameron.