"It’s great to see the best there, it’s a testament to the health of golf"

Jon Rahm out to play this Saturday third day of the US Open at The Country Club, near Boston, in the penultimate game of the day, at 9:34 pm on the peninsula (Golf on Movistar, channel 62). His fighting partner is Hayden Buckley, the world-ranked No. 259 who entered the tournament by qualifying after missing out on the last five PGA Tour events he has played. He is 26 years old and last year was at Torrey Pines, where Jon won.

In the main match they were Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmanthe co-leaders, while Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy They will do so on 21.01 and 21.23 respectively. Among the most prominent parties there are a Justin Rose Dustin Johnson.

Rahm, after signing 67 shots on the second day in superb game condition, showed his satisfaction with the game and the result. He was involved in the fight for victory and his statements after the return confirm this.

Basque said of the position of the four best in the world at the top of the table that “it’s great. I think it’s a testament to the health and state of this game. It’s kind of surprising to see Rory back. But playing back -to -back week and to the level that he can.Scottie obviously does what he does all year, Collin does what he always does and I do what I always try to do … It’s fun for all of us because we’re all wants to compete against the best and beat the best, and it’s more fun for people.As I said, I think it’s great for golf that the top players and the best players are present, especially in the tournament in which really the best player ultimately wins. “

Rahm is no stranger to The Country Club’s history, on the contrary. he loves history, tradition, legend … “I may be biased in this matter. It’s a place where when you come in and you start hearing stories and you go into the dressing room and you see the picture and the essence of what happened makes it even more special.This golf course is living history.You walk through the holes where the greatest in the past.When you reach 17 and heard everything that happened in the hole that, it’s very, very strange ”, he told special envoys of the Spanish newspaper.

Finally, regarding his style of play going into the US Open, Jon stressed that “you can’t say it suited my game until I won last year because my performances at the US Open really didn’t go very well. , but it’s something to enjoy.Especially if I played it more.I think a build like this or like last week in Canada or at Memorial, where you have to deal with the rough, really releases of all aspects of the game.Especially on a golf course like this.