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Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates wearing his Green Jacket and holding the Masters Trophy after winning the 87th Masters tournament in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Rahm won with a score of 12 under par. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY AUG202304091078 JOHNxANGELILLO. Image Courtesy: IMAGO
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Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates wearing his Green Jacket and holding the Masters Trophy after winning the 87th Masters tournament in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Rahm won with a score of 12 under par. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY AUG202304091078 JOHNxANGELILLO. Image Courtesy: IMAGO
Jon Rahm was the happiest man just a few days before when he slipped on the prestigious green jacket and won $3.24 Million at Augusta. That moment was indeed surreal for him, as it would be for any other golfer. After all, Masters is one of the most iconic and traditional tournaments of the sport. This extreme joy did not last for very long as anticipated, and it was a slow first round for Rahm at RBC Heritage.
A quick turnaround for Jon Rahm
The RBC Heritage is currently ongoing, just shy of a week after the Masters. The 87th Masters winner, Jon Rahm, was eyeing a victory but to the contrary, he had quite a slow start at the event. The joy of winning the Masters has now been replaced by exertion and stress.
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Jon Rahm, who is still basking in that winner glow, also revealed that he was of no use on Monday as he had no idea that the celebrations would go on for such a long period of time. “The last 72 hours . . . well, Monday I was extremely tired. I don’t know how else to say it, honestly. I was not very useful in any sense”
The leader of the first round at Harbour Town Golf Link was Viktor Hovland who also played at the Augusta. Rahm sat eight shots behind Hovland. During his pre-tournament conference, Rahm shared about being fatigued and tired, “I hate to make excuses, but a couple of the swings towards the end were my body being tired and surprised me.”
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The play was suspended on Thursday because of rain and Rahm was glad that he did not have to finish the round on Friday. “I think for the most part I did a pretty good job. With the rain and all, it could have been a lot worse, been very ugly.
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Fans would have forgiven Rahm even if he had skipped the event. After all, he just won Masters, But kudos to his determination and dedication!
Rory McIlroy skips the RBC Heritage tournament inviting a possible penalty
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Rory McIlroy missed the cuts at the Masters this year and he also opted out of the RBC Heritage. RBC Heritage is a designated PGA event and this is not the first one that McIlroy has missed this year. He also opted out of another designated event at the beginning of the year. This decision may lead to a hefty fine being imposed on McIlroy as he has disobeyed the PGA Tour rules.
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