In Nashville, which never saw any legionnaires, Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team swept the ninth stage to lift the team trophy. The party was total with the undisputed victory of Tyrrell Hatton, with the Spaniard, who made his debut in this league. Rahm, who bothered the English in the first hour, was third and, by mathematics, the XIII Legion won by a landslide for the third time in the course. They reached 40 under par, a record score on the circuit, and beat the Crushers by 5.
Jon started at full speed, with two birdies on the first two holes and another on the 4th. It was Sunday and he got within two strokes of the hole. -he had started with a disadvantage of four-, but on the 6th hole, one of the drones that record overhead shots landed on his figure and altered it. He made a swinging shot that went directly into the water.
Rahm became angry: “It’s just that it’s in every tournament. You have to f… Right at the moment of the backswing. The f… drones at all hours,” released in 10 seconds. And, although later with a chip on the par 5 of the 7th hole, he was able to release ballast, by that time Hatton was already in the combat suit and it was impossible to follow in his wake.
The Englishman (65 strokes) is a very effective golfer in hitting shots to the green and displayed magic on the first nine holes. He made four birdies thanks to precise second shots from privileged positions – he only missed three fairways throughout Sunday – and made fewer errors than the rest. With nine holes left, the tournament was sealed. He made a four-meter putt and increased the difference to six. The final 9 holes were a walk interrupted for 22 minutes by a waterspout that lasted a sigh.
The fight focused on second position, that Rahm fought with vigor. The one from Barrika (68) was third, seven shots behind with DeChambeau, Niemann and a surprising Westwood. He putt to tie Sam Horsfield on the 18th (par 5), but narrowly missed. It is cured, a good attraction for the next stop: Valderrama.
“He is a very competitive golfer. He saw himself on Saturday with six birdies in the last seven holes. He has won on the DP World Tour, the PGA Tour and now here. He is a great friend and I am very happy for him,” said Jon Rahm after showering him with champagne. Hatton had not won a tournament since January 2021. He celebrated it as if it were just another day in the office.
The other Spaniards finished outside the top 10. Sergio García (68) and Eugenio L�pez Chacarra (70) finished in eighteenth place, while David Puig, defeated after a Stakhanov year, shot 75 shots and finished fifty-first.
