Jon Rahm started his BMW Championship career with a 64-stroke lap, -8 under par from the Caves Valley. Strong. With eight bogeys and ahead of other favorites like Dustin Johnson, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele or Web Simpson, all with -5. The world’s number one came out of the top in the second PGA playoff date, after finishing third last week at the Northern Trust. On the horizon, the FedEx Cup final next week in Atlanta and behind, his meeting with Michael Phelps, who came to play the previous Pro-Am with Jordan Spieth and with whom he has been friends for a long time.
Caves Valley is located in Baltimore, Maryland, the home of the Shark, of the super sportsman who managed 28 medals in the pool to become the most laureate in Olympic history. Also from the man who unveiled his depressions that led to near suicide before the 2012 Games, which is why he has given voice to mental health problems in high-level sports.
BMW Championship Pro-AmPhelps (right) with Spieth (left) in the previous Pro-Am.
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“He is always very open to my questions. He is a great guy who has been through a lot as an athlete, someone who is easy to admire, ”Rahm said before the tournament started. “When you’re the greatest Olympian of all time, you definitely have a couple of aces up your sleeve, wisdom. And in that sense, Phelps has helped me a lot with his text messages ”, revealed the one from Barrika, who is around the victory in his last tournaments.
Rahm was a first-time father before the Masters in April, and the swimmer helped manage the situation, as revealed, because he lived the same circumstance before Rio 2016. “He knows how difficult it is to have to leave immediately to train and not see him. And it helped me with that ”, counted. The Biscayan, who due to COVID (or the false positive) could not debut as an Olympian in Tokyo, has found in the greatest support that also professes admiration. From genius to genius.
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