Jon Rahm, great finish back brightens the day
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Good start by Jon Rahm, with two birdies on three holes, and an even better finish, with four birdies in the last five, which led him to sign 67 shots on the third day of the St. Jude Championship being played at TPC Southwind, in Memphis, for 207 (-3) overall, 11 shots behind the leader, American Lucas Glover, who totaled 196 (-14) after three extraordinary rounds of 66-64-66.
Jon Rahm, results
Those six birdies were ‘compensated’ with a double bogey (ball overboard on this par 3) on hole 4 and a bogey on hole 13 prior to the great final reaction of the Basque who at the moment was top 40.It is not being a comfortable tournament for the one from Barrika, at the head of the FedEx Cup although everything indicates that he will continue as leader at the end of the tournament this Sunday.
It is very hot, extreme, with temperatures of 38 degrees and a lot of humidity, and it has been difficult for him to find the rhythm and balance in his game after several shocks and surely more errors than normal from the tee.Even so, on the second day of this Fedex St.
Jude on Friday, a house-brand exhibition was left for last, which in some way was also a faithful reflection of what this first PGA Tour playoff was being: birdie in the difficult 17 and incredible par saved at 18 after visiting the teeing water, a third shot with the 5 wood to the bunker to the right of the green and from there a huge ‘removed’ and the ball straight into the pot.
An unrealizable, impossible, implausible pair, which provoked a smile from ear to ear from the Biscayan. Deserved.Scottie Scheffler is his main threat for the final leadership of the FedEx Cup, and it must be remembered that no Spaniard has been No.
1 on the PGA Tour in its entire history. Both have fought for a good part of the year for the world throne, week by week, in addition to having finished the regular season as numbers 1 and 2 in the Fedex Cup and therefore being the most…
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Source : tennisworldusa
