Ram lands hard – AS.com

In 2014, Jon Rahm made his PGA Tour debut in Mayakoba, Mexico. Ten years later, “Leon de Barrica” ​​(29 years old) made his debut at LIV Golf. The third Saudi circuit started at the El Camaleon circuit of the Mexican tourism complex, which has a prize fund of $25 million (€23.2) per event, with the winner of two major tournaments (US Open 2021 and Masters Augusta 2023). and former world number one as a major attraction. Along with him are other sports stars such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia, as well as two more Spaniards: Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra and David Puig.

Rambo, captain of his team (Legion times on different holes or be part of a team with his own classification, but in his own clothes… without sponsors. The Spaniard abandoned the mandatory long trousers in favor of Bermuda shorts: “I quickly realized that as soon as I got here, I was going to wear shorts.” Of course, the hunger for victory remains the same: “Every time I hit the starting pad, my goal is to win. Regardless of what form my game is in, that’s essentially the goal.”

Biscay’s first hole was a great showcase of his talent. Two clear and accurate putts and a putt from about seven meters to sign the birdie and signal that he had landed in LIV to win. The pair in second place gave way to a new piece of El Camaleon green carpet.

Groundhog hole on a par 3 of 4 to add a new birdie to nearly top the standings with -3 through 4 holes….one stroke away from Sergio’s impressive start (-4 through 4 holes) Ram’s Accuracy He had his bogeyed his first from the 5th tee, sending the ball into the rough and missing the first fairway in his LIV debut. Despite this, he touched eagle and made his fourth birdie of the Mexican morning… making Mayakoba’s predicament apparent.

Pars on 6, 8 and 9, and another birdie on 7 in a race of real tentacles, as despite that half-turn (-5) it only helped him end up fourth, four strokes behind the enlightened Chilean Joaquin Niemann. Five consecutive pars gave way to the sixth birdie of the day, the par-5 13th, and shortly after the seventh, the par-3 15th. The Basque wizard double-bogeyed the final two holes to close with 66 (-5), fifth in the standings, seven shots behind Niemann’s high-scoring 59. Sergio is third at -6. Puig is 28th (+1) and Chacarra is 43rd (+2).

RESULTS OF THE FIRST DAY OF LIV IN MEXICO