'Quite humbling' - Jon Rahm blitzes field to equal Seve Ballesteros with third victory at Open de Espana

Jon Rahm arrived in Madrid with the sole aim of matching Seve Ballesteros and winning the Open de Espana for a third time, and he did exactly that with a blistering display on Sunday to take the title. In the lead-up to to the event, the 2021 US Open champion piled the pressure on his shoulders by speaking so openly about his desire to match one of the greats of the game at his home open. Ad But Rahm has achieved success in the white-hot atmosphere of major championships, and he never faltered despite being asked probing questions by Min Woo Lee.

Acciona Open de EspañaRahm climbs to top of leaderboard at Open de Espana, Lee gives chaseYESTERDAY AT 16:13 The lead was one shot at the start of the day and despite the best efforts of Lee, the Australian could not get any closer and succumbed to the relentless pressure as Rahm secured the win by six shots after a closing round of 62. «You might need to ask me in a few days as I will take quite a while to process this thing,” Rahm said when asked what it felt like to draw level with Ballesteros. „It was the goal coming in.

“Seve is a great hero of mine and to do something it took him his whole career to do in just a few years is quite humbling. »I understand it might not be the strongest field I play all year, but sometimes that is the hardest to win. I am at home, I am supposed to win, everybody is betting on me to win, so to come out and play a Sunday like this is hard to describe.

«My lowest round out here, my lowest score out here. It was pretty much a perfect week.” Final Leaderboard 1. Jon Rahm, -25 2.

Matthieu Pavon, -19 3. Min Woo Lee, -18 T4. Zander Lombard, -16 T4.

Edoardo Molinari, -16 T6. Louis De Jager, -15 T6. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, -15 T8.