Embed from Getty ImagesBy PGA of America Jon Rahm of Spain captured his first PGA of America Player of the Year Award, presented by the PGA of America for excellence by a PGA TOUR professional. Rahm capped the sweep of season-ending PGA of America awards by also claiming the Vardon Trophy, presented annually since 1937 … Read more
PATRICK CANTLAY WON THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP and FedEx Cup on Sunday. It was his sixth victory on the PGA Tour. Jon Rahm finished runner-up at East Lake. As the FedEx Cup leader coming into the week, Cantlay was spotted at least a two-stroke advantage on the field at the season-ending event. He needed it to … Read more
By USGA SAN DIEGO – On a cool, overcast Sunday in 2021, it was Jon Rahm hammering home the most memorable 24-foot birdie putt of his young career, one that gave the fiery Spaniard a one-stroke victory over Louis Oosthuizen in the 121st U.S. Open Championship. Punctuating a 4-under-par 67 to match the championship’s lowest … Read more
ABOVE: Muirfield Village Golf Club produced the highest final-round scoring average since 2018 (in a major) and 2016 (in a non-major). JON RAHM GROUND OUT A VICTORY on Sunday, watching an 8-shot lead evaporate on the final nine, but holding on to win the Memorial Tournament by three strokes over Ryan Palmer. (Palmer’s runner-up finish puts … Read more
Embed from Getty Images JON RAHM, WHO RECENTLY WON the European Tour’s Race to Dubai, is the golfer of the year on the European Tour. More from EuropeanTour.com: Rahm was selected by a panel comprising members of the golfing media as the winner of the prestigious annual award after a superb season in which he … Read more
Tournament news from European Tour sponsor Rolex. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 50 elite players atop the European Tour’s Race to Dubai Rankings Presented by Rolex will compete in the last Rolex Series event of 2019, the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates from 21–24 November. An increase in the ranking points available … Read more
Embed from Getty Images A NEW REPORT CALLED FINISHING ON A HIGH looks at six sports since 2000 to determine the perfect age to prosper as a sports star and whether age is just a number. In the section called “Title Winners Beyond Average Age of Retirement,” the report mentioned Tiger Woods: Tiger Woods, golf – … Read more
JON RAHM IS ECSTATIC. And why not? The Spaniard had a pinch-me kind of week. The former Arizona State golfer and world No. 1 amateur won the 2017 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award before the start of the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship. And then Rahm won that, too, shooting … Read more
SPANIARD JON RAHM IS LIGHTING UP the golf world. Last week Rahm won the Irish Open by six shots and has moved up to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking. The 22-year-old has won twice in his first full year on tour. BBC Golf’s Iain Carter assessed Rahm’s rise and his chances at … Read more
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK of this Johnson kid? Sheesh. Dustin Johnson is owning it. What’s “it”? I’d say everything in the golf world. DJ won another World Golf Championship this past weekend, this time the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club. He knocked off Jon Rahm in the final, 1-up. “I feel … Read more