MADRID — It took a year longer than he’d hoped for, but Jon Rahm is finally a three-time winner of the Spanish Open, matching the achievement of his hero Seve Ballesteros.
There was frustration and disappointment after Rahm finished his home tournament last year, when he failed in his first attempt to match the three titles won by the Spanish golfing great.
It was a lot different this time, as Rahm raised his putter and gave a hard fist pump after making his second-straight birdie to close out a remarkable final round 9-under 62 for a six-shot win at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on Sunday.