Jon Rahm, the winner of the Masters, improved his round-best score to 63 to climb from 39th to second and put himself in the running for the Open Championship on Saturday. After his third round of 8-under-par and 6-under total, he was four shots behind second-round leader Brian Harman at the time of finishing.
Rahm picked up the pace in the middle of the round, making birdies on four consecutive holes from holes nine to twelve, two more on holes 15 and 16, including a long 33-foot putt on hole 16. He had a round without any bogeys, which was a sharp contrast to the seven bogeys he had the previous two days. Rahm left himself a challenging 11-foot putt on hole 18, which he sank for a birdie.
Jon Rahm, who is he?
On November 10, 1994, Jon Rahm Rodriguez, now 28 years old, was born. He is a Spanish professional golfer. Before moving up to the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking after winning the Memorial Tournament in July 2020, he held the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a then-record 60 consecutive weeks. Rahm became the first golfer from Spain to win the U.S. Open in June 2021. In 2023, he won the Masters Tournament, his second major victory.
Rahm’s father is from Biscay, and his mother is from Madrid; his last name is derived from a Swiss immigrant who settled in Spain in the 1780s.
Rahm is a devoted supporter of the Athletic Club Bilbao football team from Biscay, and in December 2019, the club invited him to watch a game as a special guest.
Scottsdale, Arizona is the home of Rahm, his American wife Kelley, and their 2021 and 2022-born children.
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