The Basque player Jon Rahm assured this Wednesday that he will arrive at the Valderrama golf course in San Roque (Cádiz) “with childlike enthusiasm”.and explained that “if there’s any place to get that first win” and break the bad streak that’s 2024, “this is it.”
mercy, which impressed him, saying he had played “well enough” to win tournaments throughout the yearpointed out that one of his dreams was “to return here – in the context of Valderrama – and play in a competition of this level”, which is why he highlighted that the victory in the LIV Andalucia would be “very special” for “following all the great champions who have won” and to add his first victory in 2024.
“If there’s any week to win, it’s this week. I’m home, in front of the local crowd, with a lot of family and friends…”, Rahm said.in a press conference where he said that Valderrama, because of its history and course, “is one of the best in Spain” and that he grew up “dreaming” of playing there despite the fact that in two of his last three starts on tour he missed the cut, although in this competition format (LIV) that ‘cut’ does not exist.
does not reach significant heights
Rahm gives his grade for 2024 as “between six and seven”, in which he cannot give a “higher grade” because he hasn’t won a tournament yet. This is what’s happening in your opinion “Unlike last year”, in which it started off very wellBut his performance began to decline in the second half of the season.
Jon Rahm thinks his first LIV golf win could come at Valderrama / EFE
DeChambeau: ‘Valderrama has always fascinated me, it’s a strategy area’However, the player is happy with his level in this first half: “I have faith in myself, there will always be some challenges mentally, because there have been changes in my lifeAnd I’m very comfortable where I am and looking forward to competing.”
“There’s a day, a ‘swing,’ something that changes everything and you get off to a good start,” Rahm said.who commented that Valderrama is a great course because “very rarely do you see a tournament where if you play one over par, you can be in the top ten, and that’s the case here.”
Likewise, he also said that “The mental part is just as important or even more so than the rest of the game,” he said, adding that “there will never be an athlete who lacks strength.” Mental, because in that sense “good people are well placed”.
Seve, Valderrama and Rahm, a very special relationship
For mercy, Valderrama is also “very special” because of what it meant to him when he started playing golf. He noted that two of his parents’ friends were in the field at the 1997 Ryder Cup: “They had never played, they came by and that’s why my dad’s friends started playing and after seeing Seve they started playing for him.”
“Then, my dad taught me golf,” said Rahm, who added that although Cantabrian Seve Ballesteros is no longer here, “his legacy continues” because of “things like that.”Because he misses her every time he visits the countryside.
in spite of all, He said if given the choice between winning the LIV Andalucia, next week’s British Open or the Olympics, he would choose the “claret jug”. -British Open- He will become the second Spaniard to win the trophy after Seve.
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