Jon Rahm, in his ‘C’ game, scored 68 shots and Hidalgo (65) slept as the leader

He saved some pars and compromised situations by making good putts, he holed for birdie in three of the last six holes he played (13, 17 and 18), logically he didn’t have the best feelings in swing – jet lag, he couldn’t practice the course… .-but the truth Jon Rahm He excelled in his ‘C’ game signing a very decent card of 68 strokes (-3).

Biscayan, the great attraction of the tournament, is clearly in the top 10 – in fact he is tied for fifth – in day one of Spain’s Acciona Open at Villa de Madrid Country Club. Share the position with your friend Adri Arnausboth have one stroke less than Catalan David Puig (69) and the beginner Luis Masaveu.

Rahm, triple winner of the Open (2028, 2019 and 2022) and of two LIV tournaments this 2024, in Manchester and Chicagois currently three shots behind the leader, also Spanish Angel Hidalgo (65), who finished with two bogeys in the last three holes. Austrian Sepp Straka, a regular on the PGA Tour, and Frenchman Guerrier finished with 67s.

“The moment I talked to my parents, when I just arrived, I said to myself if I do 75 I feel happy… Without touching a club the last few days, half sick, with the wind forecast… I He was able to get the ball in a lot of times, shoot good putts on 6 and 11 to save pars and a good birdie-birdie finish helped me a lot,” said a very patient Jon in mixed zone.

Of course he didn’t miss his appointment to sign autographs for all the kids who idolized him and asked him questions. In this detail, Jon has changed nothing, quite the contrary.

The other notable result was the 69 strokes of the Olympic silver medal Tommy Fleetwooddefending champion Matthieu Pavon added 70, American and green jacket Patrick Reed, 71 and 2019 British Open champion Shane Lowry, reached 75 strokes.