Jon Rahm took down the blinds in one of his fetish tournaments

Jon Rahm may not be in a position to win it all at DP World Tour Championship this week, but the Masters champion is relishing the opportunity to make more history dubai. The Basque, who addressed the media in the press room this Wednesday, arrived at Jumeirah Golf Estates as defending championafter lifting the trophy for the third time 12 months ago in his fourth appearance at the event, lost Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Matt Fitzpatrick.

The Barrika native is also looking for his sixth victory in the Rolex seriesquite a record, though Tyrrell Hattona two-time runner-up, could match his record with his own victory this week.

One thing Rahm won’t do on Sunday is bring home the Harry Vardon trophy “So he already has it in his showcases, the second Spaniard to achieve it after six obtained, and in three different decades, for the bad guys. Seve Ballesteros) because McIlroy has already won the title of Race to Dubai 2023 (new Order of Merit), but the two-time major champion remains focused on achieving success in a favorable hunting ground.

“This Dubai World Cup has been an event that I have always looked forward to,” the man from Biscay told reporters this Wednesday. “I’ve always had a great time in the city. They treat me well and the golf, luckily, is always very good too. It’s something I look forward to and for me it’s a great way to end the year. Last competition before the holidays. This is the preferred formula to finish and I hope to win again,” he added.

“Obviously it’s a hitter’s golf course. You’ve got some shots off the tee that you can take advantage of and you can be more aggressive on some of those greens, with some easier flags to hit. But that’s almost every golf course. “Anyone who hits straight all week has a good chance. And I can’t say why I was successful at it. I’m sure the numbers can tell you why I’m better statistically, but I think I’ve just played really well the weeks I’ve been here.” I competed here,” Jon highlighted.

Probably missing some American players (the winner here Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Max Homaeven Scottie Scheffler) that would have given more packaging to a tournament even with a stellar field, with the top 50 of the 2023 Race to Dubai rankings playing in World Course.

Rahm, who turned 29 on Friday at 10, is delighted to face the best on the DP World Tour. “It says a lot about the tournament. I think we all enjoyed it. It’s great for the DP World Tour to see us all showing our support for that,” said Jon.

2024, with the Olympic Games. In the spotlight

Once this tournament is over, Rahm’s thoughts will turn to 2024 as he tries to defend his Masters title, with more to play for, including Olympic tournament at the Olympic Games. of Paris 2024. Le Golf National -home of Rahm’s successful Ryder Cup debut in 2018- will be the host course and the world number three will represent Spain (Covid prevented him from Tokyo’2021). “This is one of the best golf courses I have played in my career. The French Open is undoubtedly a very difficult tournament to win and to be the champion is something special. I am close to achieving it. I have not played in my best level in the last stretch. I’ll always regret it. but the Ryder Cup was really amazing and I played in a European Masters when I was 14 or 15. So I’ve had quite a bit of experience and I’ve always will enjoy it a lot, as a beginner and as a professional. It’s a very good golf course, very, very difficult,” Basque said.

“I think the Olympic Games at the moment don’t have the size that maybe they will have in the future when it comes to golf. In the world of sports, maybe in golf and tennis, being the champion of a ‘major’ means more than win a gold medal. But maybe it’s because we didn’t grow up with that possibility. But it’s true that in the world of sports there are very few that can compare to that. I think it’s an honor for my career to contribute to the table of my country’s medal “It’s going to be something very special,” Rahm concluded.