Good start for Jon Rahm at the Spanish Open

Jon Rahm, number 3 in the world, finished the first day of the Spanish Open golf tournament held at the Villa de Madrid Country Club with four under par, after a morning session dominated by the French Mike Lorenzo Vera and the british Eddie Pepperellboth have -6.

Rahm, framed with Rafa Cabrera Bellowinner in 2021, and the German Paul Yannickcompleted a fine playing journey, although far from the good start he had in the 2022 tournament, when he finished the first day with -7.

The ‘Lion of Barrika’, the center of attention in the morning session, played surrounded by hundreds of fans who came to follow him, taking advantage of the holiday and the good weather conditions. In fact, the sun and the high temperature are also protagonists.

Rahm He started on the tenth hole and went halfway through the round with two birdies and a bogey. On the second, from holes 1 through 9, he made three birdies on 4, 6 and 7, finishing with a score of four under par.

After matching Severiano Ballesteros With three victories at the Spanish Open, becoming the two golfers who have accumulated the most trophies in the modern history of the championship, Jon Rahm seeks in this edition to get closer to Angel of the Towerwho, with five titles (between 1916 and 1925), hold the record for most wins in the tournament.

His match partners, Rafa Cabrero Bello and Patrick Yannik, did not come close to their records as they finished at -1 and -2, respectively.

The best in the morning session was the Frenchman Mike Lorenzo Vera, number 424 in the world ranking, who finished at -6, the same as the British Eddie Pepperell.