These Guys Are Good
LIV pro shoots 65 only to get completely dusted by Jon Rahm's 59 (!) at Whisper Rock
Jon Rahm of Spain walks with David Puig during the 2024 Open Championship.
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A T-14 at the Masters certainly wasn't Jon Rahm's best effort at Augusta National given that he slipped on the green jacket in 2023. But a Sunday 69 to move up the leaderboard may have indicated the Spaniard might be rounding back into top form. And a couple days later, one of his fellow LIV golfers and countrymen found out the hard way that's the case.
David Puig shared Tuesday on Instagram that he shot a 65 at vaunted Whisper Rock. Not too shabby, right? Well, he got absolutely routed by Rahmbo.
Puig explained that he lost 6 & 5(!) to the two-time major champ. How is that possible? Well, because Rahm fired a 59. Here's a look at his beautiful scorecard:
Only a par on the closing par 5, Jon? Weak . . . Kidding! Eleven birdies, an eagle and no bogeys is incredible. And that's a particularly insane score at a popular PGA Tour spot known to be a very tough track.
Speaking of tough, that's about as tough of a beat as you'll see for Puig. Hopefully, it didn't cost him too much.