AUSTIN, Texas – Most players mark a long putt or a crucial bullet when asked to mark a turning spot in a match. For Jon Rahm, Friday’s turning point at WGC-Dell Technologies ’draw was a 300-plus-yard drive to clear his head.
Dragging Ryan Palmer with a hole through 13 holes, Rahm pulled his driver at No. 14 into a water hazard. He used the few minutes to clean his head.
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“I said [caddie Adam Hayes], he worked as a therapist there, I’m going to take all the disappointments from here to the green, all out, “said Rahm. “For about 300 yards I basically got everything out, I got every excuse I could think of, every ounce of negative thinking put me off, I put finish the hole, and I played the last four holes of the regular round as well as I thought. I could. ”
The ventilator seemed to work with Rahm making a birdie at the next two holes on his way to a tie with Palmer, who eventually overcame the second extra hole to advance. to Sweet 16.
“Think about the pictures I hit. That tee sight on 15 was crucial to getting on track because with that ball having a lot of spinning, you have to take it somewhere online and it’s going to get close, ”he said. . “Then the two views to get into 16, home on two, the view on par 3, 17, was great. The driver and the chip on 18 were all good. Everything else was great golfing, and even how I finished. ”