Outstanding form helped Jon Rahm win the American Express championship, the second PGA Tour title of the year and the 4th victory in the last 6 races.
Jon Rahm unstoppable. Nothing stopped the Basque golfer, Spain, on his journey to conquer Sunday’s American Express event in La Quinta (California; US time).
With a record under Par 27, Rahm won the championship by 1 stroke once morest American opponent Davis Thompson; as well as two strokes over Xander Schauffele and Chris Kirk.
Rahm is recovering from a difficult period early last year. American Express is his second win in the new year 2023.
Before that, Rahm won the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the tournament for champions PGA Tour with a bonus fund of 15 million USD.
In addition, this is Jon’s 4th championship in the last 6 events he has participated in.
Besides the two PGA Tour titles mentioned above, Rahm raised the Acciona Open de Espana and DP World Tour – both on the European Tour.
As such, Rahm’s collection of accolades is well balanced, with nine PGA Tour titles lifted and nine European Tour event winners.
In round 4 of American Express, Rahm played not the best, with 5 birdies and 1 bogey. His victory was due to the previous 3 rounds, with a total of 23 birdies, 1 eagle and 2 bogeys.
It must also be acknowledged that Davis Thompson’s inexperience and bravery contributed to Rahm’s victory.
Thompson impressed with 5 eagle points in the first two rounds. In round 4, hand golf The 23-year-old only needed one more birdie to pull Rahm into the playoffs, but he mightn’t do it in the last seven holes.
This new laurel puts Rahm first in the FedEx Cup standings, the list of the best on American track this season. At the same time, he overtook Cameron Smith, who switched to LIV Golf of Saudi Arabia, to finish third in the world, behind McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
Rahm received $1.44 million from the American Express event’s $8 million prize pool. Since the beginning of the year, he has a total prize money of 4.14 million USD.
