MADRID, 28 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish golfer Jon Rahm was looking forward to the Sunday of the Spanish Open when three Spanish players like him, Ángel Hidalgo and David Puig, will play for the title, pointing out the pressure that his rivals may have, “with an audience” like the one expected in the outcome of the Villa de Madrid Country Club.
“It will be the big difference for David and Ángel, who have not had a Sunday with the public and the atmosphere that we are going to have tomorrow. You learn from everything. Putting it modestly, if you want to achieve great things, you will to have Sundays with a crowd like the one we are going to have tomorrow and they are lucky to be Spanish. I’m looking forward to it, it’s going to be special for everyone,” he said to the media after a great Saturday of six under par.
The one from Barrika launched his attack for a total of -11, but the leader Ángel Hidalgo defended himself (-13), whom he did not hesitate to praise. “He started well and finished well, if he continues playing well it will be complicated. David and I are two players who can get the birdies out of us, let’s see if we start strong tomorrow, which is a bit what I’m missing “he stated.
On the other hand, the Basque referred to his mishap with his driver, a club that broke and he recovered nine holes later. “It’s not that big of a deal, it’s not a long course and I have distance. It affected me on the six, not being able to get over the river, a little less on the rest. These are things that can happen in golf. Luckily it has been something that could be fixed. It has been my best version so far,” he said.
In addition, Rahm confessed that he is still happy with his progress in the tournament, after his complications in arriving in Madrid, after a flu and becoming a father on Monday. “If you told me on Monday that I was going to start two behind the leader, feeling well and physically well, I would have signed it. With everything that has happened in the last 10 days,” he settled.