Jon Rahm Rallies at the Spanish Open, Shane Lowry Misses Cut
Spanish golfer Jon Rahm demonstrated his quality by achieving seven birdies on Friday, which put him in a favorable position to compete for his fourth title at the Spanish Open. However, Shane Lowry, also a Ryder Cup winner, was unable to recover from a complicated start and was eliminated from the tournament.
Rahm’s outstanding round, with a 66 under par, left him five strokes behind the leader, Marco Penge of England, who completed a round of 67. It is important to note that Rahm had started the tournament with a round of 72.
On the other hand, Lowry had a less fortunate performance, with a 75 in the first round, followed by a 68 on Friday. This was not enough to avoid elimination, being out by one stroke.
Penge, for his part, had an impeccable round with four birdies, which allowed him to lead by one stroke to a group of golfers made up of Jeff Winther from Denmark, Joel Girbach from Switzerland and Aaron Cockerill from Canada.
Rahm is currently in 18th place and is looking to surpass Seve Ballesteros as the most successful golfer in the tournament since the creation of the European circuit in 1972.
This is Rahm’s seventh participation in Madrid, where he has already achieved victories in 2018, 2019 and 2022. In the previous edition, he was runner-up after losing in a playoff against Spaniard Ángel Hidalgo.
Hidalgo, the defending champion, will not be present in this edition, as he failed to make the cut.
