The number one in the world is the leader of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and finished his first 18 holes with 65 strokes (-7) and a two stroke lead.
Jon Rahm continues to be determined to tyrannize golf and returns to lead the rankings in a PGA Tour tournament for another day, this week it was the turn of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, another of the “elevated tournaments” of the American Circuit that distributes 20 million dollars in prizes. The number one in the world finished his first 18 holes with 65 strokes (-7) and two strokes ahead of the group made up of the North Americans. Kurt Kitayama, Cameron Young and last week’s winner Chris Kirk.
The tournament that takes place in Bay Hill, the feud of the legendary Arnold Palmer is the sixth that Rahm disputes in his magical 2023, with a total of 21 rounds of golf, in 19 of them he finished in the top-ten. Rahm accumulates, only in this period, 100 shots below par for the course and an average of 67 shots per round. They are legendary numbers, only within the reach of the best streaks of Tiger Woods.
The Locomotive of Barrika He started the day with three consecutive birdies on the first three holes. The Spanish game maintained the trend of the last weeks; erratic off the tee and brilliant on the greens. The Spaniard only needed 24 putts to complete the 18 holes, averaging a spectacular record of 1,385 average puts per greens in regulation, or what is the same, he took advantage of many birdie opportunities that he left around the course.
The final apotheosis would come in the last three holes where he signed a magical sequence of eagle, birdie, birdie to reach the first position with a fantasy golf.
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