Jon Rahm Extended Tournament Highlights | 2025 PGA Championship

Jon Rahm's Tournament Overview

• ⛳️ Jon Rahm started the tournament with challenges, fighting to make the cut after a 75 at Augusta National in a previous event.
• 📈 Despite early struggles, he showed resilience, getting into the top 20 in that prior tournament.
• 🏌️ The commentary notes his ambition, stating he's "not what that guy's trying to do" when just fighting for a cut, indicating higher aspirations.

Course Navigation & Shot Execution

• 🎯 Rahm faced tricky shots from bunkers and soft ground, requiring precise execution like landing on an upslope.
• 🌳 He demonstrated skill with a 3-wood off the tee and executed a "super shot" from a difficult lie on hole 14.
• ⚠️ The course presented challenges with mode areas where the ball released away from the green and difficult green slopes, impacting play.

Putting and Scoring Fluctuations

• 📉 A recurring theme was Rahm's struggle with putting, often getting close but not converting birdie opportunities, leading to frustration.
• 📊 He experienced significant momentum swings, including a strong run of birdies to get to four under, then six under par.
• ❌ Despite many birdie putts, he often left them short or misread them, indicating a lack of consistency on the greens.

Major Championship Performance

• 🏆 As a US Open and Masters champion, Rahm is accustomed to major pressure and was described as having a "look in his eye" when on a mission.
• 📉 A late-round double bogey on hole 17 proved costly, shifting him from tied for the lead to six back.
• 💔 The tournament concluded with disappointment, as he faced what could be "one of the biggest disappointments of his career" after dropping from contention.