On Thursday morning, before the start of the Augusta Masters of golf, a friend sent Jon Rahm a message: “This is going to be a wonderful week,” said Zach Ertz, a professional player for the NFL Arizona Cardinals, a personal friend. of the 28-year-old Basque golfer who won his second Grand Slam last Sunday. On the first hole, Rahm hit a double bogey (two shots more than his par) with four putts. In the thank you speech, already wearing the green jacket, the Spanish athlete joked: "Thank you, Zach, don't do it again." It was the worst moment of a brilliant tournament.
Golf is a sport that requires an impressive level of concentration. During 18 holes you cannot lower your guard at any time. The tennis player McEnroe made fun of him when he joked one day: "Golf can't be a sport if you don't sweat at all." Opinion different from that of the great Lee Treviño, who defined it in another way: "It is the most fun game that can be done with clothes." Rahm demonstrated an extraordinary power of concentration. His mental strength led him to win the tournament ahead of eight Americans in the top 10 and to beat Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, who have agreed to compete in the Arab Super League established as a traditional golf competition circuit. He beat them by a difference of four shots. Rahm has always been a respectful defender of historic golf, and his victory in Augusta had that background of the fight between the power of the money of the Saudi league and the values of golf always. Although Rahm pocketed three million euros for conquering Augusta and has accumulated 13 million euros in prizes since January after winning four tournaments.
Rahm had announced on networks in 2013 that he was going for the Masters. Ten years later he has achieved it. He is constant, and when something is put between his eyebrows, he goes for it. Spanish golf only lacks a Grand Slam, the PGA, since he has won Masters, US Open and British. Rahm, currently number one in the world, is very likely to include him as a target. Before it was held in August and now the calendar has put it in May.
It is a pending issue for Spanish sport, along with the America's Cup for sailing, which it has never won. The rugby World Cup or the chess World Cup are also missing, but they are sports in which Spain has painted little.
If the Basque teacher continues with the level of concentration he showed in Augusta, he can achieve whatever he wants. His golf is mentally strong, technically brilliant and excellent at strategy (he knew how to play the last few holes without being swept away by the pressure). Rahm is a great guy who had a college love affair with his wife Kelley Cahill, he has two children, he is very family friendly and very obsessive with golf: he watches and studies all the statistics and loves to know the history of he. At the moment he has already won two Grand Slams (US Open and Masters) and he will be able to play his entire life in Augusta after his victory on Sunday. He dedicates his triumphs to Seve and the experts say that he can surpass the successes of the mythical Cantabrian player.
