Jon Rahm, again in combine, is ‘hungry’ for 1st main championship since becoming a member of LIV Golf

Jon Rahm is again in rivalry at a serious championship. He joked that he would have had a fair higher probability to win the third of his profession had the spectator he hit within the head with an errant strategy shot on the PGA Championship on Saturday been a bit higher soccer participant.

Rahm shot a 4-under 67 to get to 6-under-par 207 for the match, leaving him 5 photographs behind chief Scottie Scheffler, who performed the ultimate 5 holes in 5 below to succeed in 11 below.

Rahm received the U.S. Open in 2021 and the Masters in 2023. However that is the primary time he’s been anyplace close to being in rivalry for a serious championship on the ultimate day since saying he was becoming a member of LIV Golf in December of 2023.

Within the 4 majors since, he’s not completed inside eight photographs of the lead.

“I imply, it’s exhausting to specific how hungry I could also be for a serious — about as hungry as anyone may be on this scenario,” the Spanish star mentioned. “Very completely happy to be in place once more. Don’t know the place I’ll be. … However that’s an ideal place. This golf course is difficult and one shot is nothing on 18 holes.”

One shot was one thing on No. 11.

Rahm’s strategy shot on the par 4 sailed to the left and his ball hit a fan within the head, sending it careening throughout the inexperienced and into the tough on the opposite facet. Rahm left his chip brief and took two putts for one in every of his two bogeys on the day.

The fan was not injured.

As he approached the inexperienced, Rahm walked over to test on him anyway. They shared just a few laughs, he signed a golf glove for him and so they embraced earlier than he went on along with his spherical.

“I informed him, if he was European and grew up enjoying soccer, and he simply aimed a bit bit higher, possibly simply get it nearer to the outlet,” Rahm mentioned with fun.

Rahm is aware of it will not be straightforward to catch Scheffler.

Nonetheless, he likes how he is putting the ball.

“Very pleased with the state of my sport,” Rahm mentioned. “I feel at the moment was the spherical that I knew I used to be able to. These first two rounds felt very assured, and simply did the whole lot a bit bit higher. So simply very excited once more to be on this place.”

Reporting by The Related Press.

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