Jon Rahm blew up the air Open Championshipthe Spanish player signed 63 shots on the third day, the lowest lap of his career in majors, breaking the lowest record ever achieved in a Open and Royal Liverpool.
The Spaniard left the field after 11:30 a.m. on a day that was calmer than expected, with just a light breeze and no rain. ‘Bowtie’ on hole one with a birdie putt from 12 meters, an opportunity missed on hole 2 from 3 meters, on hole three from less than six and on hole four from less than five. The first par five, hole five, ended in the bunker.
Despite the good feelings of the Spaniard, he had not finished starting the lap, but the patience of ‘Rahmbo’ He would be rewarded on the green of that same hole, with the first birdie of the day from four meters. “Perhaps the key moment came with the par on the 8th hole and the birdie on the 9th”, said the Barrika player in reference to the good approach and putt on the 8th hole and the enormous putt from 7 meters to achieve the second birdie of the day.
From there, the gear of the game of the Masters winner seemed to fit perfectly, and he starred in ten epic holes for the history of the majors. Seven birdies in 10 holes, a masterpiece on one of the most difficult courses in the entire rotation. As the birdies of Rahm next to korean Sunjae Im, more public was joining the party, which ended up crowded and dotted with a special magic with overtones of collective hysteria. They mixed the Ole Ole ole with the heart-rending cries of ‘Rahmbo’ and the occasional cheer in Spanish from the Spanish fans who were able to enjoy this historic day.
Rahm hiso birdie on holes 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 18 to get into the outcome of a tournament where he was not invited. The one from Barrika finished tied for 89th place after the first 18 holes, and for the moment he is second with the last 18 holes to go. There is only one similar reference in the history of the majors, the North American Steve Jones he won the 1996 US Open finishing the first day tied for 84th.