The DP World Tour is making another stop in Spain this week. Specifically, in Sotogrande, the venue from this Thursday until next Sunday for the Estrella Damm Andalucía Masters. Among the players who will be at the Cádiz course, the presence of Jon Rahm stands out, who wants to seek his first title in which he was tied for second in 2019.
Jon Rahm, statements
“These are special and very fun weeks. I want to come, I want to play well, I want to do well in front of the Spanish public,” explained Rahm, who was close to victory a few days ago at the Spanish Open, when he fell in the playoff against Ángel Hidalgo. “With the pain of not winning, it was very fun and emotional for Ángel. Let’s see if I can get the win here,” he hoped.
The weather conditions in recent days in Sotogrande have had little to do with the sun, but Rahm has not been worried about it. He has said that he is recovered after spending a few difficult days during the Spanish Open. “After being sick, being in the hospital and not having touched a club for a week, with the hurricane on Thursday, I already told someone: 80, I won’t make the cut and I’ll have a good time at the weekend. From there to almost winning the tournament was incredible,” said Rahm, who is confident that he can do well.
Jon became a father a few weeks ago for the third time, after the birth of his daughter Alaia. Happy about his personal moment, he hopes that his situation will be an impetus to try to win. “I didn’t think I was going to win a major until I became a father and it happened with the two boys. Let’s see if the same thing happens with Alaia,” he joked.
Rahm is about to turn thirty, an age he will turn on November 10. It has been several years since he made his professional debut and he has taken stock of his evolution. “Every day you learn something new and have new experiences, but my essence as a person has not changed. So I do not feel different from what I was in the summer of 2016,” he analyzed. “Going from Bilbao to study in Madrid and then from there to the United States were two bigger changes than what has happened to me as a professional until now,” he reflected.
Among his new experiences, his participation this summer in the Olympic Games in Paris. “It was very emotional, very special. 54 of the 72 holes were incredible. The rest, a bit hard for me and for everyone. Let’s see if I can do it again in Los Angeles, on a course of which I have very good memories,” Rahm warned.
Until then, his ambition remains intact. “Having won two majors, the goal is three. If I get there, four. And to keep adding to the number. With the idea of when I said that, 19 is the goal. I understand that when I was 17 I was a bit arrogant,” he joked about one of his most famous declarations of intent, years ago. “At the moment, the number is three and we will go for the next one,” he concluded.
