I’m Proud Of Myself’ – Jon Rahm Reflects On Open de Espana Near-Miss
The three-time Spanish Open winner had nothing but praise for Angel Hidalgo, who claimed a first
victory on the DP World Tour, with Rahm ‘happy’ with his performance after a chaotic build-up
At the start of the week, it wasn’t even clear as to whether Jon Rahm would tee it up at the Open de Espana but, following four rounds in the 60s, the Spaniard found himself in a playoff which, although he lost, still capped off an impressive week.
On Wednesday, news broke that Rahm’s wife, Kelley, had given birth to their third child and that Rahm would, therefore, be present in Madrid as he searched for a record-breaking fourth title in his home open.
Although he birdied the final two holes on Sunday to get into the playoff with fellow countryman, Angel Hidalgo, Rahm fell short on the second hole, as a par wasn’t good enough to compete with Hidalgo’s birdie.
It’s a pity to have lost in the playoff and not have been able to do better today. I can’t say it has been a bad week. I gave myself a chance to win, which is what I wanted. I gave it my all until the end, and I’m proud of myself.”
As mentioned, Rahm has now played two qualifying events for the Ryder Cup and, needing to play another two to meet the criteria of Team Europe, we will see the LIV Golfer at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship next week, as well as the Andalucia Masters at the end of October.
