Jon Rahm is in Madrid to play Spain’s Acciona Open

Jon Rahm has reached the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid with the irreplaceable mix of the Spanish golf idol. His presence in the Spanish capital was extended until the last moment, driven by his third parenthood, a girl, a personal event that marks his participation in this tournament where he has already won three times (2028, 2019 and 2022 ), but he wants to win again to surpass, among other things, the record of three wins previously achieved by Severiano Ballesteros.

“I’m proud to have participated in the best Spanish Open I’ve ever been to,” Jon Rahm said at an impromptu press conference where, as usual, he generated plenty of headlines. In the environment, despite the special conditions created around his participation in this edition, his good playing time was there, which led him to win two tournaments on the LIV Golf Tour, in Great Britain and Chicago, respectively, once again the quality of their game.

With a dream change and a face that expressed a mixture of logical fatigue from a long trip from Arizona and joy for the birth of his third daughter, Alaia, Jon Rahm said he was “grateful for how well everything, being able to. to bring the little boy home in mind I’m thankful to have been here, that mother and daughter have Competed without playing before, but I did it on the fields in the area I think this is the first time i have played in such conditions.

The Basque described the year as “very good. I noticed a change in my game in Nashville, and then in Valderrama. Maybe then, in Houston, but that’s when I injured my foot. It was a very good year, with two wins, twelve Top 10s in many other tournaments I want to play better in the Grand Slams, but the year was good this year which made me sad, some of it was out of my control. like not playing the US Open,” he added.

He said it was the best Spanish Open he had ever attended. “By names, of those that I have played. In addition, there is the defending champion (Matthieu Pavon), who has had a great year in America. As well as Patrick Reed, who is one of the three best putters in the world, although perhaps he is not at his best at the moment, I want the Spanish public to see a golfer who plays like this is a pride that great players come to the Open from my country I know if they pay too much attention to me,” he highlighted.

Regarding the expectations of his game this week, the Biscayan said that “it will be difficult to win my fourth title because of the level of the players, because of the wind this Thursday and to see how I feel to play. I hope for the best than today’s session, I haven’t stuck a club since Thursday, so tomorrow I don’t know what to expect from me the Open is not won day, so I will try to place myself in the middle zone for the rest of the days I’m a little sad that the Spanish fans go to me to play like in Chicago and then I don’t think it will be like that, but hey, if I wake up well and I’ve rested, let’s see, let’s see if I can place me,” added Jon.

He is optimistic about a possible agreement between the circuits, that peace will finally come to golf. “I hope that the LIV players here this week mark the beginning of a return to normalcy. When it comes to what happens in the offices, I don’t cut holes or cut anything. My goal has never been to be the savior of golf, I am not became part of the negotiations, as other players did. My ideal agreement would be to return to a situation like we had before, where there was freedom: as a member of the European Tour I no longer had to ask for permission to play of anything, and in the PGA it’s almost the same,” he said.

And more: “No LIV golfer can play a full PGA schedule, but if we start LIV in February, I can at least play a few PGA tournaments in January, because I love them, I love golf, I’m done . they’ve won and I know the tournaments are good. And I want to go here (to the Spanish Open) without any problems and continue to play as a member of the European Tour.”

Regarding the European Tour fines, the Basque said “I don’t know anything about the issue of fines, but if I knew something I wouldn’t say either. I can only say that from the rumors that have existed in the last two weeks, I think I have a great environment right now in golf, and like I said before coming into LIV, it’s a great time to do something really great not only for the players, but for the fans as well. ” Rahm concluded.