Jon Rahm

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rahm and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Jon Rahm
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Jon Rahm Rodríguez
Born (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994
Barrika, Spain
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nationality  Spain
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional 2016
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T23: 2016
The Open Championship T59: 2016
PGA Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Award 2015, 2016
Mark H. McCormack Medal 2015

Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994)[1] is Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and was the low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Open.

Amateur career

Rahm was born in Barrika, Spain, and chose to play collegiate golf for the Arizona State Sun Devils where he won 11 college tournaments.[2][3] He is a two-time recipient of the Ben Hogan Award.[4] Rahm was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 60 weeks and received the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2015. He was the individual winner at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy. He was the low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Open, finishing in a tie for 23rd place at 7 over par.[5]

Professional career

After the U.S. Open, Rahm turned professional and played in the Quicken Loans National, which meant that he forfeited his exemption into the 2016 Open Championship. In his first event as a professional Rahm held or shared the lead for the first two rounds and eventually finished third, four strokes back of Billy Hurley III. The finish was enough for Rahm to regain entry into The Open, as the Quicken Loans National was part of the Open Qualifying Series. Rahm finished T-2 at the RBC Canadian Open, securing Special Temporary Member status for the remainder of the season. He secured enough points as a non-member to earn a PGA Tour card.

Amateur wins

Sources:[2][6]

Results in major championships

Tournament 2016
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T23LA
Open Championship T59
PGA Championship DNP

LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ↑ Buxeres, Lluis (31 October 2015). "Jon Rahm, el futuro del golf español está en sus manos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Jon Rahm Biography". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Herrington, Ryan (26 August 2016). "Jon Rahm is the No. 1 ranked men's amateur in the world. But should he be?". Golf Digest. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "ASU's Jon Rahm is first two-time winner of Ben Hogan Award". The Arizona Republic. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Schofield, Paul (19 June 2016). "Amateur Rahm finishes with 70 at Oakmont". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jon Rahm-Rodriguez". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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