Rahm falls short in his comeback and Koepka is shaping up for victory

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The PGA Championship will continue to be the most elusive for Spanish golf, not even Jon Rahm has so far been able to change the historical trend and after not being able to overcome his bad first day, the Spaniard stands at +6 in 42nd place out of 12 tournament head bumps. Although, the playing conditions were very demanding, and for example, the nine cards under par that were only signed on Saturday or the only 7 overall results in the three days, capable of being under par for Oak Hill. A PGA Championship with a Us Open flavor, where Pablo Larrazábal finished with +4 on the day, +8 accumulated. Adri Arnaus and Adrián Otaegui were left out of the tournament, after failing to make the cut.

The rain was the main protagonist throughout the day, making the rounds difficult, even for Jon Rahm, “The day has been hard, since it is a difficult course in perfect conditions and the fact of being wet from the moment you start to warm up is difficult,” he commented. the spanish player.

LIV players continue to claim each week and being in the second major of the year is important to change certain dynamics. The idea is to make the most of appointments like this week's to regain its position and wait for a change in the policies of the different circuits or majors.. At the moment and after the great Augusta Masters, Brooks Koepka is the leader of the PGA Championship. Bryson DeChambeau is at -3, two shots behind his LIV Golf partner.

For his part, the number two in the world, Scottie Scheffler is at -2 and Rory Mcilroy closes the exclusive list of under par with -1, five behind the leader, who has starred for two consecutive days in a result of 66 shots, of long, the best laps of the entire tournament. Koepka is the top seed for what would be his fifth major tournament victory.