Jon Rahm wins the Augusta Masters and wins his first green jacket – Spain’s News

With a magnificent second blow jon rahm he turned a possible complication into a birdie that put him, almost definitely, on the way to his first title at the Augusta Masters. He was heading to the 15th tee four shots ahead of mickelsonwhich was already over and five over Brooks koepkawho had started on Sunday as the leader with an advantage and who was already surrendering to the solidity and magic of rahm, unattainable for the rest in that fourth round that was played in the afternoon after having made twelve holes in the morning to complete that third day postponed because of the rain in Augusta. At the time of that blow, perhaps the best in the tournament, Jon he knew he had it in his hand, that the dream of putting on that green jacket, the most elegant in the world of golf, was very, very close. She had started the fourth round two shots behind on koepka, which was failing while the Basque, without being brilliant, did not make a mistake. He had already warned him, that the course was difficult and it was windy, so no one was going to do a -7. It was about not failing and that did the barrel, which went from less to more. He birdied 3 and 8 and then bogeyed 9. In the second part of the tour he left for good, with birdies at 13 and 14, confirming who was the owner of the tournament.

He did not feel the pressure from anyone from behind and he played more and more comfortable until closing the day in the dream way, becoming the fourth Spanish player to put on the green jacket after crossbowmen, Chema Olazabal and Sergio Garcia. And precisely on the day that Seve would have turned 66, one more wink of those that accompany the career of rahm, always magically connected with his idol, whom he always remembers when he achieves something important and who inspires him for evenings like the one he gave away yesterday. The green jacket was It looks in 1980 and 1983, just 40 years ago, another wink from above Ballesteros, who surely enjoyed the triumph of his successor.

Chema olazabal He put the Spanish fans on their feet with his triumphs in Augusta in 1994 and 1999, when the channel plus was visible thanks to a little white key. And Sergio García donned the fifth green jacket for Spain in 2017 to close a circle that Jon Rahm is now continuing again, Rahmbo, as he puts on the shoes with which he has played these days in Augusta. That on one side, and on the other a “Let’s go”, one of those who announce successes in Spanish sport. This second great of Jon after the US Open 2021 gives him that mythical green jacket.