The Spanish Jon Rahm expressed this Sunday his pride for being crowned with the first Masters of his career on the 40th anniversary of the second victory in Augusta of his compatriot Seve Ballesteros, on his birthday and on Easter Sunday, something for him ” incredibly important.” “I don’t know where I would be without him. Doing it (winning the Masters) on the 40th anniversary of his victory, on his birthday, on Easter Sunday, is incredibly important to me,” Rahm said at the green jacket ceremony. Masters champion. “I know Ballesteros was cheering me on today,” he added.
Rahm acknowledged that it was difficult for him to find words to describe his emotions and considered that on the thirteenth hole he began to believe in his chances of succeeding at Augusta National. “Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth were birding and going strong. I wanted to make sure I didn’t put myself in a difficult situation on the 10th, 11th and 12th hole. Then on the 13th I started attacking. There’s not a single moment where I started to believe in my options, but the 13 was the beginning of that”, ensured.
After his par on the 18th hole, Rahm celebrated the title with his wife, children and family. He also exchanged a heartfelt hug with José MarÃa Olazábal. “I don’t remember everything he told me. He told me that it is the first of many more. I think that if the conversation had lasted longer we would both end up crying. I like history to repeat itself,” he said.
Rahm was then presented with the green champion’s jacket by Scottie Scheffler. Rahm from Biscay was proclaimed champion of the Augusta Masters, the first ‘big’ of the season and one of the most important tournaments in world golf, finishing with a total of twelve under par and four shots ahead of Brooks Koepka.
Rahm, 28, won the second major of his career, after the 2021 United States Open and dethroned Scottie Scheffler, champion in 2022, in Augusta. Barrika’s man reached the fourth round two strokes behind Koepka, but he played an excellent round and his 69-shot card gave him eternal glory in golf.
He is the fourth Spaniard to wear the green jacket in Augusta, after Severiano Ballesteros, José MarÃa Olazábal and Sergio GarcÃa. He is also the second Spaniard capable of winning two different ‘major’ titles, after Ballesteros, double Masters champion and triple British Open champion.
