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When Jon Rahm tees off alongside Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler in the first round of the Phoenix Open today, the main public and media focus will be on the young Spanish star, despite his illustrious company. His PGA Tour victory last week at the Farmer Open\u00a0propelled him into the headlines, confirming what has been coming since he recently turned pro, his exceptional class. <\/p>\n
As Alex Myers commented on the Golf Digest website referring to the return of Tiger Woods and his fall on the\u00a0cut, \u201cAs it turned out, Woods gave us the most over-the-top performance of the year other than\u00a0from La La Land (the famous musical movie up for fourteen Oscars),\u00a0but it was great to see him back. And it was even better that golf fans still had plenty more to talk about long after he left La Jolla.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cJon Rahm: What a back nine, what a putt! His finish at\u00a0Torrey Pines would make even Tiger Woods proud. We haven\u2019t heard Jim Nantz this excited since Phil Mickelson last won the Masters.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cFor Rahm, 22, it looks like this is going to be the first of many PGA Tour victories. Just one piece of bad news for American golf fans: he hails\u00a0from Spain, so be prepared to be tormented by him for decades to come. Can you imagine him paired with fellow countryman Sergio Garcia\u00a0? Talk about a nightmare. <\/p>\n
Aside from what\u2019s happening on the course, a lot of attention is also being paid to Rahm\u2019s life away from the greens. Arizona State University, for example, posted a photo of him with girlfriend Kelley Cahill on its web blog. The two went\u00a0to the university where Cahill, who is from Portland, Oregon, competed on the\u00a0javelin team. <\/p>\n
This week is something of a triumphant homecoming for Rahm: he lived in Arizona for five years while in college and became the star of his golf team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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