Jon Rahm, who aims to overtake Severiano Ballesteros with four wins at the spanish opentook an important step towards my goal by completing a good day this Saturday In which he conceded three strokes less to his compatriot Angel Hidalgo, With the last day of the competition remaining, it is leading in the championship with a lead of two.
‘The Lion of Barica’, who had made the cut the previous day after a day of irregular play, In which he made four ‘bogies’, He demonstrated his ability at a crucial moment on the grass of the Villa de Madrid Country Club.
mercy, coupled For his match with American Patrick Reed and Englishman Sam Bairstow, He started with -5 in his locker, compared to surprise leader Spanish Angel Hidalgo, who completed the first two days with 132 hits (-10).
Their match started well, the first three holes were tied, He managed to make ‘birdie’ till the fourthIt would be the first of six that he managed to reach the end of the route, with a crowd of fans behind him, who took advantage of the Saturday and the good weather, with a lot of sunshine, to see him.
Angel Hidalgo managed to withstand Rahm’s blow, although he could not maintain the high level of play of the previous two days. got stuck in the hole Same as the twelfth, with two ‘bogeys’, but in the end he signed a card of 68 strokes (-3), Thanks to the five birdies he made, the last one on the last hole.
Despite these numbers, Hidalgo held the lead with 200 total hits (-13).
room, But five shots behind the leader and Rahm ahead, There’s Patrick Reed, The winner of the 2018 Augusta Masters, who finds victory complicated by completing a flawless course yesterday and waiting for the failures of three rivals in front of him.
Two other Spaniards in the top ten will also compete on the final day, Adrian Arnaus, seventh, and Alfredo García Heredia, eighth, who are six and seven shots behind the leader, respectively.