Rahm unleashes madness in Madrid with a spectacular game from tee to green

Not even the parade could overshadow the Rahmanía at the Villa de Madrid Country Club. Thousands of spectators made a pilgrimage along the Castilla highway and its surroundings early in the morning to see the Spanish star up close.. The almost summer holiday invited us to take refuge in the lungs of Madrid. But the tournament, rather golf, is another sport since Jon Rahm wins.

Children no longer just want to be footballers, they also want to be like Jon. “Dad, please, tomorrow we come all day,” a little boy begged his sacrificial father.. “But they don't give him the putt,” lamented another confused person on the green of the 9th hole, where the parent had to explain to him that this only happens in the Ryder Cup. “Being the day it is, I didn't expect so many people. The traffic is complicated and the truth is that I didn't expect so many people,” Rahm commented after his round, shortly before spending more than an hour signing autographs.

The only downside to a great day of golf was that Rahmbo's putter also took the national holiday to heart, because otherwise, the great result of 67 strokes (-4) on the first day of the Acciona Open in Spain would have been stratospheric.

Difficult containment work

Rahm made five birdies, three of them on par fives, where he hit the green in two strokes in two of them, or on hole 4, where he stayed in the bunker and after teeing off he holed the longest birdie of the day from four meters. The other two birdies came on two par fours, 15 and 6 where he left the ball given.

Rahmbo went out on the 10th hole and opened the birdie can on the par five 14th, where he kicked for eagle from about six meters. Everything was flowing: the heat, the shots under par and the public. The masses were appearing in the holes of the Biscayan and the work of containment by the volunteers became impossible.. Contributing to this was the poor manners of many of the public, who do not hesitate to go over ropes, fences or any obstacle that would make it difficult to get close to their idol..

On the 18th hole, Rahm's worst swing of the entire day, caused him to go wide to the right. Jon complains about the noise of the crowd, although at the end he plays down the matter, even recriminating the journalist's indiscretion.. “What is that question for?” he answered before ensuring that all these circumstances make this week “something special.”

“I played very comfortably”

Rahm closed the morning in the top-ten, three shots behind the provisional leaders, the Frenchman Mike Lorenzo Vera and the Englishman Eddie Pepperell. Despite the putt, “this is golf”, the one from Barrika seemed happy and satisfied. “Very good, it has been a great day of golf. I played very well, very comfortable. “It is an honor to play here and if I can play like this from tee to green I will have a very good chance of winning.”. The realistic translation of the world number 3's message is that if he continues hitting the ball like this and shortly after making a putt, he will sweep the Acciona Open in Spain, on his way to his fourth crown.

“Every year there are more children,” he warned before the avalanche of children, until he learned that today there is no school in Spain. “When I was little I wanted to be a soccer player before being a golfer, so for a child to have the dream of being a golfer is quite an honor,” he commented. And his conclusion was resounding: “One of my goals is for golf to be at a higher level when I retire than it was when I started.” In seven years as a professional, he has already achieved it.