The Spanish Jon Rahm, number two in the world ranking, began the defense of his US Open title this Thursday, with 69 strokes, one under par, in a first round in which the Canadian Adam Hadwin became the first leader of the tournament.
Hadwin, known in Colombia for having won the Pacific Colombia Tour Championship at the Guaymaral club, in 2011, He finished with 66 shots, four under par, one less than Northern Ireland’s Rory Mcilroy.
“Although I’m slightly frustrated that I bogeyed the last hole, it’s a great start,” said McIlroy, on the hunt for his fifth major and first since 2014.
The tension for the appearance of the LIV Golf
The Open, the third Grand Slam tournament for men’s golf, got underway in Brookline (Massachusetts), marked by the division that this sport is experiencing after the appearance of the LIV Golf circuit, which has recruited some of the PGA figures with lucrative offers backed by Saudi Arabia.
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The United States Golf Association, organizer of the Open, chose to maintain its entry rules and not follow the exclusion applied by the PGA to the 17 players who participated last week in the inaugural tournament of the LIV Golf series.
Rahm, 27, is one of the stars who have expressed their loyalty to the PGA and this week he has the challenge of revalidating the only major title he has so far.
“It was a generally good day for a US Open,” Rahm stated. “I started playing very well, very comfortable in the first eight holes. I thought that today could be the day, but the course was complicated”, he added.
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Bad day for Juan Sebastián Muñoz
The one who did not have a good start was the Colombian Juan Sebastián Muñoz, who, after going -2 in the first eight holes, fell apart to finish with 74 hits, four above par.
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