It was a great month for Spain’s newest star. Already a winner this year on the US PGA Tour in his rookie season, he gained a top-10 finish in his debut as an official member of the European Tour (HNA Open de France) then followed that up with a six-shot victory at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation. Now the 22-year-old from Barrika in the Basque Country has won the European Tour Shot of the Month for July.
More than 36 per cent of fans voting on Twitter chose Rahm's hole-out on the fourth hole of the final round as the best shot of July. Starting the final round at Portstewart tied with American Daniel Im, Rahm found himself in the fairway on the fourth hole with a two-shot lead and an approach of 140 metres. As the rain continued to fall, he doubled his lead with a perfect nine iron.
"It was clearly a turning point," said Rahm later. "It gave me a huge boost. It changed the trajectory of the whole round. It's a shot I will never forget."
