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Rahm matches Seve’s record with third Spanish Open success

detlef32 — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 03:30:49 +0000

Spain’s Jon Rahm matched the achievements of the late Seve Ballesteros when winning his national open for the third time in his career.

Rahm matched the maestro’s record in triple quick time courtesy of a stunning final round 62 at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid which took him to an incredible 25-under-par for the week and a six-shot victory over nearest challenger Matthieu Pavon.

Rahm’s third win in the Spanish Open – he also won in 2018 and 2019 – came at the same venue as where Seve chalked his final win in the event in 1995. The 27-year-old led one by one shot following the third round, but four birdies on the front nine saw him open up a gap over the chasing pack, which also included Min Woo Lee.

A bogey on the 12th briefly halted Rahm’s momentum, but he responded with a birdie on the next and then almost made an albatross on the par-five 14th, with his approach from 208 yards hitting the pin and finishing just five feet from the hole, from where he duly converted for an eagle. Back-to-back birdies over the final two holes cemented a famous victory which sent the local fans home happy.

Rahm, for whom this was his first win since the 2021 US Open, said: “Seve has always been a great hero of mine, so to do something he took his whole career to do in just a few years is quite humbling. It might not have been the strongest field I’ve played in all year, but sometimes they are the hardest to win; the ones where people expect you to do well, especially on home soil and in front on my home fans. So to come out and play like I did means so much to me. It was pretty much a perfect week and the only thing that would have made it better was if my wife and kids were here to share it with me.”

Frenchman Pavon took second with a closing 65, with Min Woo Lee in third, and Edoardo Molinari and Zander Lombard two strokes further back in a tie for fourth.

Jon Rahm’s winning gear
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS (10.5°)
Fairway woods: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond T (16°, 18°)
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (21°), Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Forged (52°, 56°, 60°)
Putter: Odyssey Rossie S White Hot OG
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X

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2022 Presidents Cup pairings, tee times: Singles, matches, complete schedule for Day 4 on Sunday

detlef32 — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:10:19 +0000

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The race to 15.5 is officially on at the 2022 Presidents Cup as a mad dash to end Day 3 saw the International team turn what was thought to be a blowout into a legitimate ball game. Trimming the United States’ overnight lead from six points to four with an overall score of 11-7, the away team will look to ride a wave of momentum into Sunday singles and pull off the improbable.

The catalyst for this comeback: Tom Kim. The 20-year-old took Quail Hollow by storm Saturday winning his foursomes match with K.H. Lee over world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns in the morning. Then, he outdid himself in the afternoon alongside countryman Si Woo Kim as the pair downed the two-headed monster of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele in four-ball.

Despite Kim’s heroics, the U.S. lead is still four points thanks to a 4-0-0 record from Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. The two will bat 1-2 in Sunday singles for the U.S. and attempt to fend off any scent of an upset. Spieth has yet to win a singles match in his career with a 0-6-1 record and will face a budding star in Cameron Davis.

The message is clear from the U.S. side: Give the International team no hope. With a front loaded lineup of Thomas, Spieth, Cantlay, Scheffler and Burns, any thought of a repeat of “Miracle at Medinah” will hopefully be far from the mind.

Here’s a look at all the singles matches on Day 4 of the 2022 Presidents Cup. Don’t miss our complete Presidents Cup TV schedule and coverage guide so you can check out the action all weekend long. All times Eastern

2022 Presidents Cup pairings

Day 4 — Singles

1	Justin Thomas	Si Woo Kim	12:02 p.m.
2	Jordan Spieth	Cam Davis	12:14 p.m.
3	Sam Burns	Hideki Matsuyama	12:26 p.m.
4	Patrick Cantlay	Adam Scott	12:38 p.m.
5	Scottie Scheffler	Sebastian Munoz	12:50 p.m.
6	Tony Finau	Taylor Pendrith	1:02 p.m.
7	Xander Schauffele	Corey Conners	1:14 p.m.
8	Cameron Young	Sungjae Im	1:26 p.m.
9	Billy Horschel	K.H. Lee	1:38 p.m.
10	Max Homa	Tom Kim	1:50 p.m.
11	Collin Morikawa	Mito Pereira	2:02 p.m.
12	Kevin Kisner	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	2:14 p.m.

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