Spanish Jon Rahm got off to a bad start at the 152nd British Golf OpenWho returned to Royal Troon (Ayrshire, Scotland) after eight years, with light rain and some cold on the first day, carded a total of 73 strokes (two over par).
The start of the course by the ‘Barricane Lion’ did not present good sensations, as he missed three fairways in the first four holes and fell into the long side grass that characterizes the Scottish course. However, he managed to save parity in the first three with good approach shots.
The fourth hole saw his first bogey of the day, which he later repeated on the 13th and 16th holes, but, interestingly, he started getting good sensations in his shots from the fifth hole onwards. He was very close to a ‘birdie’ on the 5th hole and missed a five-foot puttBut he got it in the 8th (it would ultimately be his only day).
He entered a phase of ‘normality’ with consecutive pars until the 13th hole, where he made his second ‘bogey’. He repeated it on the 16th to end his round with pairs.
On his way to winning his first British Open, to end their fifteen months without a win (other than in the Ryder Cup or by teams on the LIV circuit), Barrika’s was irregular.
in that moment, The leader in the ‘club house’ was American Justin Thomas, with 68 (-3),
