World primary Jon Rahm stopped in need of an apology as he expanded on his livid response to the situations throughout final week’s PGA Tour occasion.
Rahm was overheard complaining furiously in regards to the comparatively simple take a look at posed by the three programs used for The American Categorical, the place his whole of 14 below par was solely adequate for a tie for 14th.
“Piece of s*** f****** set-up. Placing-contest week,” the fiery Spaniard may very well be heard saying in a video taken by a spectator as he walked off a inexperienced throughout the third spherical at PGA West.
Talking in regards to the video clip of the incident in a press convention forward of the Farmers Insurance coverage Open, Rahm stated: “I imply, the video’s fairly self explanatory.
“We’re the PGA Tour, we’re the very best golfers on the planet and we’re taking part in a golf course the place lacking the green means completely nothing. There was instances the place lacking the green by an inch was worse than lacking the green by 20 yards, that to me is a mistake. I don’t know what else to say.”
Requested if he regretted the language he used, Rahm added: “I imply, if I knew someone was recording, I wouldn’t say it the best way I did, however I used to be simply considering out loud and letting some frustration out as a result of that’s what I felt, proper?
“Irrespective of the place you hit it, you’re going to have the ability to hit it on the inexperienced and it turns into a placing contest, who could make the putts. That’s about it, there’s no premium for the rest.
“I can let you know proper now with the best way I struck the ball final week and the best way I putted, if it was in, let’s say, main championship situations, I most likely wouldn’t have made the minimize not to mention completed 14th, or I shouldn’t have, I consider.
“Perhaps, perhaps not. However I simply suppose it was a bit too simple for the very best gamers on the earth. That’s simply my opinion.”
Happily for Rahm, who may very well be overtaken on the earth rankings if Collin Morikawa wins on the DP World Tour in Dubai, the Farmers Insurance coverage Open is staged at Torrey Pines the place he gained his first PGA Tour title in 2017 and a maiden main title in final 12 months’s US Open.
Jon Rahm hits from the third tee throughout the third spherical of The American Categorical at PGA West (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
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Rahm will play his first spherical on the South Course alongside Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson, with defending champion Patrick Reed additionally on the South Course alongside Phil Mickelson and Marc Leishman.
Former Open champion Francesco Molinari who has fallen from a career-high fifth on the earth rankings to 181st, will look to construct on his efficiency in The American Categorical the place he briefly held a share of the lead late within the closing spherical earlier than ending in a tie for sixth.
The match runs from Wednesday to Saturday to keep away from a conflict with the ultimate spherical of NFL play-off video games on Sunday.
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