World No. 4 won his first Tour event at 2017 Farmers Insurance Open before bagging the 2021 U.S. Open
. Most times, it’s unflappable. Stir in Torrey with the early win in Maui and the field has a name to chase before it pulls into the parking lot.“It will be hard to go from playing the Plantation Course , then going to Torrey Pines,” Rahm said of playing the crosswinds and dealing with uneven lies at the Sentry. “They’re complete opposite golf courses. So I’m glad you have an event like this one to basically settle in.
Big putts at big times form a crucial part of Rahm’s Torrey story. In addition to the snaking winner in 2017, his closing birdies at the Open came from nearly 25 feet on No. 17 and more than 18 feet on 18.“That week it played so different to how it usually plays that I can’t really draw that much from that,” Rahm said of pocketing the major with its Open-level rough and pin positions. “Aside from the fact that I know I can get it done there.
“It’s a long golf course with lots of rough,” Patrick Cantlay, world No. 5, said when asked about Rahm’s ability to continually contend there. “There’s a premium on driving.” Rahm does not shy away from defending one of his favorite places to chase a golf ball. The Tour has increased purse money and will require elite players to attend select tournaments considered “elevated” events.
That distinction, critics say, widens the gap between the haves and have-nots on the schedule. Though all expect a singular tournament like the Farmers in a one-of-a-kind place like San Diego to easily
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