“With all due respect to Spain, there is one thing that is clear” | Relief

Valderrama – It happens to him at almost every tournament he attends because he is one of the best players on the planet, a golfer who transcends his sport, but his dimensions reach even greater heights when he plays in Spain. Jon Rahm is already in Valderrama to take part in one of the tournaments he is most excited about on his calendar. LIV Golf comes to Andalusia and the Basque is the centre of attention, something he acknowledges and it doesn’t change his point of view and he always goes out to play with the aim of winning.

“I came with the energy of a child, with a huge desire to play and succeed in front of the Spanish public. We have a long month with big tournaments and I feel comfortable playing lately. I want to continue competing because I feel very comfortable,” he admitted to the media on Wednesday.

Jon Rahm’s next month will be his busiest yet as LIV this week, British Open next week and then the Olympics.the first in which he will defend the Spanish colours after missing them in Tokyo due to COVID. The Basque wants to win everything, but if he has to choose a priority, then that is understandable. “With all due respect to the Olympic Games and Spain, there is one obvious option – the Open Championship. “to become the first Spaniard after Seve to have three big ones,” he stressed.

Ram lands in Sotogrande after several months in which his life has changed completely. In 2023, he won the Augusta Masters after a tremendous first half of the year and reached the top of the world. Later, in December, he switched from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf, where he performed at a good level, which seemed to be forgotten after his subdued performances at majors (45th at Augusta, missed the PGA Championship and withdrew from the U.S. Open due to injury.)

In fact, his last win as a professional was the one mentioned at the Masters (not counting the Ryder Cup last September in Rome), and he wants to change that soon in an area where he has experienced it all. “I played badly here twice in October, and the times I played well were in the summer. Sometimes I came here tired and it cost me a little. It’s a very difficult test for everyone.

Ram also managed to make a joke about Super Sunday. sports that can happen in spainwhere he is fighting to win Valderrama, Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final (he will play the semi-finals on Friday) and the national team participating in the European Cup final. “Luckily the football is at night but Carlos plays at 3pm so I hope he wins in five sets and can see the end of the match.”commented in a joking tone, before clarifying that “the main thing is that he wins, and if it’s in three sets, so much the better.”