The Spanish golfer Jon Rahm has been proclaimed champion of the Augusta Masters, his second main after the 2021 US Open, by beating the American Brooks Koepka by 4 photographs in its 87th version, on the day that Severiano Ballesteros would have turned 66 . Rahm has signed a remaining card of 276 strokes, twelve beneath par for the historic Augusta National course.
Rahm is the fourth Spaniard to placed on the inexperienced jacket, six years after Sergio García, in 2017. Seve Ballesteros received the title in 1980 and 1983 and José María Olazábal in 1994 and 1999.
Barrika’s 28-year-old lion topped himself in spectacular vogue at Augusta National, after 4 days of suspensions, storms and bushes sagging from the wind. The Basque, who returns to primary on the planet, demonstrated his spectacular kind along with his fourth victory to date in 2023.
The anniversary of an idol like Seve, 40 years after the second Masters of the Pedreña genius, put Rahm in an intractable mode, in opposition to all odds, when he resumed the postponed third day 4 strokes behind Koepka this Sunday morning. Facing the final 18 holes, the end result pointed to 3 bands: the American (-11), Barrika’s (-9) and the Norwegian Viktor Hovland (-8).
The wind was the final aspect to trigger some warfare on the course in Georgia (United States), along with the water that left the ‘greens’ heavier and slower than regular. It was nit-picking and, after what we have seen this season, with Rahm excelling on the Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express and the Genesis Invitational, the top outcome can’t be referred to as a shock.
The Basque dealt with the decisive spherical along with his head, additionally seeing that Koepka was not left over, and pressed when he smelled blood. Rahm moved into the lead on the sixth gap and didn’t neglect an illustrious victory, centered till he loved glory on the 18th inexperienced on a delegated date. The Americans Phil Mickelson (-8), Jordan Spieth (-7) and Patrick Reed (-7) accomplished the ‘Top 5’.
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