Eleven hundredths and three strokes. The first magnitude is the figure that, with a victory, Jon Rahm has to add this Sunday to become world number one and unseat Dustin Johnson from the throne. The second figure corresponds to the disadvantage that separates him from the first classified after the first round of the Farmers Insurance, in which the Barrkika plays as defending champion. Rahm tees off today at the South Course of Torrey Pines three strokes behind American Torny Finau. The Spaniard scored six birdies and two bogeys, and could have had a better round if he had not sent the ball into the water on the 18th, a hole that fortunately he overcame with a par.
The reappearance of Tiger Woods is the big news for his compatriots and for the golf world in general. In his first round, yesterday, he signed 72, showed his undisputed talent with spectacular strokes, especially near the green, and at the end of his round he said he felt “a little rusty” but with good feelings. “It’s been fun to compete again,” said the best player of the last five decades and possibly one of the best in the history of the sport. The Californian acknowledged that he has to improve his game with the irons for today “because I haven’t managed to give myself many opportunities”.
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