Sandwich, England (AP) —Jon Rahm arrives at the Royal St Georges as a newly crowned major champion with the opportunity to join an elite group player who won two of the oldest golf championships in the same year. did.
But in a sense, Ram is already very different.
In a revelation on Tuesday prior to the British Open, Ram said he couldn’t get far from the theory he heard the Spaniards had a “tight hip” because of his unusually short backswing. ..
“I was born with clubfoot on my right foot,” said Ram, who was eager for an opportunity to reveal more.
“My right foot to ankle is straight, my foot is 90 degrees inward, and it’s basically upside down,” he said. “So when I was born, they basically moved it and broke almost all the bones in the ankle, and I was cast within 20 minutes of being born below the knee. I think I had to go back to the hospital to recast. “
According to Ram, his right foot is one and a half centimeters shorter than his left foot, which reduces the mobility and stability of his right ankle. Therefore, the short swings he learned at an early age prompted him to become the best golfer in the world to be in the final major of the year.
“Don’t try to imitate me,” he said. “Don’t try to copy the swing there. Just swing the swing.”
It’s unique and works.
Ram won his first major title at the US Open at Torrey Pines last month and returned to No. 1 in the world rankings for the first time since August 2020. This week, he retreated to second place after Dustin Johnson. There is no doubt who is in the best condition.
In the final four starts for the PGA Championship in May, Ram had to withdraw because he won the US Open, won the Top 10 twice, and tested positive for the COVID-19. He led 54 holes by 6 shots at the memorial.
I was relieved when I finally became a major champion. “I felt that most of the five years were majors, majors, majors only,” Ram said, but his determination and focus remained unchanged. Playing at The Royal St George’s for the first time since 2009 in southern England.
It was the British Boys Championship and his first tournament on the Links Course.
“The next winner is still there,” Ram said. “So I obviously have the same level of excitement and willingness to win,” Ram said.
If he wins, he will be the first player to win the US Open and the British Open in the same year since Tiger Woods in 2000. Only Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones do so, so Ram will participate in the considerable Pantheon.
He was preparing to see the course properly for the first time on Tuesday. A rugged fairway that allows you to throw the ball dramatically offline, and a rough green that has been thickened by heavy rain that has ruined the hopes of a Ram practice round. Monday evening.
He arrived at Sandwich a few hours ago, but was initially stranded by coronavirus testing, which is part of the rigorous protocol required by R & A for event players attending 32,000 spectators daily from Thursday.
Brooks Koepka, the 8th-ranked and consistent candidate for the major, played Front Nine under a gray threatening sky early on Tuesday, especially on courses that are not loved by many others. I wasn’t impressed.
“We didn’t play at my favorite venue,” Koepka said, referring to the 10 links courses in the British Open Rotation.
“A good number of blind tee shots, somehow hit,” added the four major champions. “The fairway is quite rugged. I don’t know, it’s not my favorite rotation, say so.”
Tommy Fleetwood, runner-up to Shane Lowry at the Royal Portrush in 2019, when the British Open last played, said the rough was lush and long and the fairway was wide and soft due to the rain.
“It’s clear how bounces work, but it can easily bounce on the fairway, but it’s not that tight,” Fleetwood said. “But if you hit offline, you’re lucky to be able to lie many times.”
Fifty-two years after the British Open winner, Fleetwood features long curly rocks, which could be one of the best opportunities for your home country. Since golf returned after the outbreak of the coronavirus, he will be a popular figure among the largest crowds.
“I’m still trying to do the same, with or without crowds,” he said. “But I agree that there are specific times and moments when the crowd draws the best out of people.”
Ram can understand that feeling. He is often a pointed temperament player known for forgetting emotions on the course. He aims to nourish the large returns of the audience and make more history.
“I’m very excited,” Ram said. “We missed it.”
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