Rust, England – We have a lot of knowledge about Jon Rahm on Wednesday – mainly because he doesn’t like beer and prefers red wine – but one aspect he shows isn’t new. In fact, we know very well.
Ram is an absolute golf history.
Anyone who has interviewed him or just watched his press conference will realize it early. The man has researched some movies, Wikipedia pages, Ryder Cup history, Spanish golf records that you can name.
His brain headed south to Valderramma, who was the first and only Spanish Ryder Cup in 1997 by Seve Ballesteros.
“I think only, I just remember, there were four Spaniards who were in the Ryder Cup with Seve,” Ram began. “Miguel was Ollie’s vice captain and then Nacho Garrido was playing too.”
Everyone remembers Nacho Garrido, right? No?
Nacho is the nickname for Madrid’s Ignacio Garrido, who played in only a handful of PGA Tours in his career, but he won the DP World Tour in the summer of 1997 in the summer of 1997 on the DP World Tour of the European team. He cut three games in half, losing to Tom Lehman, 7 and 6, in singles Sunday. But Ram will never forget him.
“So there are only four [Spaniards can say they have [played a Cup in Spain]. I don’t know how many players can say they played the Ryder Cup in their own country. Obviously, there are not many other than Team USA. But it would be incredible. I’m glad this happened. I wish I could be part of it somehow. ”
Again, it is no surprise to anyone who has ever interviewed him. Ram’s press conferences often slide in the direction of history lessons. Attend his PGA Championship press conference, where he gains insights by watching “Champion Chronicles” on YouTube. Or in Oakmont, the name of the U.S. Open champion at Oakmont when he starts to sort in chronological order.
“Dustin, Angel, Ernie, Larry,” Ram began.
“Jack” reporter interrupted.
“Johnny, then Jack, right?” Ram said, correcting the record.
Among active players, especially elite players, there are no better historians. Rahm’s brain tends to remember numbers, just like when asked a year ago about Sergio Garcia’s Valderramma record, he was shocked by “17 starts, 15 top 10 and 4 wins.” He went back and studied the old masters broadcast on YouTube, so much so that he could not only make Seve Ballesteros win the 1983 Masters how Seve Ballesteros won the 1983 Masters, but also won the 18-year-old-and he’s fighting against the man in the green jacket: Tom Watson.
He uses the tips highlighted by Phil Mickelson and can be asked in the next exercise. Like all of us, he fell into depravity by Lee Trevino’s storytelling skills. He remembers the tiny tigers – memory, and then hides them, for example, he opens in St. Andrews.
