You know Rahm for his elite off-the-tee game ; representing Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup, where he defeated his idol, Tiger Woods, in Sunday singles; and maybe his on-course temper.
Rahm’s father, Edorta, had never played golf or seen it in person until the Ryder Cup came to Valderrama in 1997.
Rahm says he played five sports up until he was 14 years old .
Rahm explains that he struggled with accuracy as a junior but still hit it farther than anyone else.
Phil Mickelson’s brother, Tim, was the men’s golf coach at the time, and recruited Rahm when the Spaniard had very few offers.
Though Rahm has said that learning the lyrics to rap songs helped him pick up slang and other English phrases not taught in a class, he says the rap part was exaggerated by the media after his win at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open.
1-ranked spot on the World Amateur Golf Rankings, having amassed 11 tournament victories at Arizona State, the second-most in school history .
Rahm proposed to his college sweetheart while hiking near Torrey Pines in 2018 prior to the U.S.
Open, Rahm remarked: “he won’t remember this … but I do.” Rahm will get to tell his son all about it one day.
He said about that shift over the past month: “I still had that grit, but it was almost like each miss bothered me less.
If I had a gun to my head and had to choose between having only one or the other, I wouldn’t pick golf.
Rahm was told by PGA Tour officials immediately after stepping off the 18th green on Saturday, and the scene unfolded while TV cameras were still running—capturing an emotional Rahm on TV.
The Spaniard first ascended to the top spot after winning the 2020 Memorial last July.
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