Jon Rahm Analyzes His Performance at the PGA Championship
After an exciting day at the PGA Championship, where he shared the lead with only nine holes to play, Jon Rahm reflected on his performance, acknowledging both the positive aspects and the challenges faced.
It’s been a while since I’ve had so much fun on a golf course, 15 holes. The wound is still fresh, but there were many good things this week and positive feelings for the rest of the year.
Jon Rahm
Rahm’s opportunity to secure his first PGA Championship vanished on the 17th hole, where his tee shot ended up in the water. However, setbacks began earlier, with a missed birdie putt on the 13th hole.
On the 14th hole, Rahm hit what he thought was his best shot of the week, but the ball bounced off the bunker instead of reaching the green. Despite impeccable play on the 15th hole, an overly strong putt prevented him from securing a birdie.
While Scheffler made birdies on holes 14 and 15, Rahm faced the difficulty of the final stretch of the course, scoring bogeys on 16 and double bogeys on 17 and 18.
The last three holes are hard to digest right now. Not getting birdie on 14 and 15 was definitely the mistake, before, obviously, finishing poorly.
Jon Rahm
Despite his performance, Rahm has been in good form, accumulating notable results on the LIV Golf circuit. His previous best result in a major was a tie for seventh place at last year’s Open Championship. His eighth place this Sunday did not fully reflect his day, as he had a real chance to win with nine holes to play.
I think it’s the first time I’m in a position to win a major so close and I haven’t achieved it. The only times I think I’ve been at the top in a major on a Sunday, I’ve been able to close it out, and this is a very different situation.
Jon Rahm
During the week, both his drive and his putter worked well, ranking among the top 20 in both categories. His approach game was among the top 30, but he lost strokes in his short game, especially in the last five holes.
If anyone tells you that nerves weren’t part of this, they’re clearly lying. It’s the main thing we do as a professional sport; it’s controlling what goes through your mind. I think it was a bit of nerves. I can’t pinpoint exactly at this moment. I’ll go back to what happened. I didn’t feel like I rushed anything. I didn’t feel like the process was bad.
Jon Rahm
Rahm, known for expressing his emotions, tried to maintain perspective, remembering the importance of his career.
I play golf for a living. It’s incredible. Am I a little embarrassed by how I finished today? Yes. But I need to get over it, to surpass myself. It’s not the end of the world. There’s much more positive than negative to think about this week. I’m very happy to have put myself in position and I hope to learn from this and try again at the US Open.
Jon Rahm
