Jon Rahm leads the final test before the Paris Games

The 2024 Olympic Games will be seen, on August 1 in the case of golf, the Spanish Jon Rahm leading the last test before the event in Paris, the LIV UK at the JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester, where blow for blow he attacked the lead in the first round, with eight under par, thanks to eight birdies in his round , who also pushed their team, Legion XIII, to first place among teams.

Rahm became less. Even though he birdied his opening hole, the 2nd, with three shots, it took him five more to make another birdie, on the 8th.

When he hit the rhythm he didn’t let go; first to put pressure on the top of the day and then to get the top of it, with five birdies concentrated in seven holes, from 11 to 17, to finish as the leader.

His eight under par was unmatched by his 53 opponents.

The closest player added two more shots: Mexican Abraham Ancer, who bogeyed the 8th, and American Andy Ogletree, who bogeyed the 6th.

The two finished with six under par, one above the distance of Australian Cameron Smith and Englishman Tyrrel Hatton, in the third step of the classification

The Spaniard Sergio García signed a card with three under par, to occupy the thirteenth position, the same as the Colombian Sebastian Muñoz, while David Puig, who will also compete in Paris 2024 as a representative of Spain with Rahm , remained at -2, six. lead shots.

His compatriot Eugenio Chacarra finished one over par.

According to the team, the first day was equally productive for the group led by Jon Rahm, Legion XII with Tyrrel Hatton, Kieran Vincent and Caleb Surratt, who totaled twelve under par and led the first day.

His card surpassed the Fireballs of Ancer, Sergio García, David Puig and Chacarra by one; the Smash (McDowell, Koepka, Gooch and Kokrak); and the HyFlyers (Ogletree, Tringale, Mickelson and Steele).