If it wasn’t clear that Jon Rahm takes his job seriously after a bogey-free seven-under-par 64 at the RBC Heritage, then the rather awkward exchange he had with a reporter in his post-round interview took care of that.
Congratulatory voice messages from Rafael Nadal, honorary membership at Augusta National and the ability to plan the Champions Dinner menu with a celebrity chef. These are just a few of the perks that come with winning the Masters, as Jon Rahm has discovered over the past 72 hours.
If you’re wondering why limited hip mobility is a bad thing for your golf swing, Dave Phillips explains that it can cause two common faults that make hitting the ball consistently more difficult.
To get where they needed to get to, Callaway’s team used the Paradym driver’s adjustable hosel to give Rahm a degree more loft, taking his 10.5-degree head effectively to 11.5 degrees.
The formidable posture and play of Jon Rahm when he’s at his best is something to behold, and on Saturday it was all on display over just a few minutes in the late afternoon light at Riviera Country Club.
Scottie Scheffler won his second-consecutive WM Phoenix Open today, returning to the site of his first career PGA Tour victory a year ago while also returning to world No.1.