Jon Rahm Rodriguez was born on 10 November 1994 and is a Spanish professional golfer.
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47 Facts About Jon Rahm
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In June 2021, Rahm became the first Spanish golfer to win the US Open.
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Jon Rahm was born on 10 November 1994 in Barrika, Basque Country, Spain.
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Jon Rahm attended Arizona State University on a golf scholarship, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.
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Jon Rahm won the Ben Hogan Award in 2015 and 2016, the first player to win it twice.
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Jon Rahm was the leading individual at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy.
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Jon Rahm competed in the 2015 Phoenix Open as an amateur during his junior year, finishing tied for fifth place, three shots behind the winner.
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On 1 April 2015, Jon Rahm became the 28th player to be the No 1-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
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Jon Rahm won the Mark H McCormack Medal in 2015 as the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, which qualified him for the following year's US Open and Open Championship.
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Jon Rahm closed out his collegiate career by winning the Pac-12 Conference championship and an NCAA regional championship before finishing tied for third in the national championship.
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Jon Rahm was the low amateur at the 2016 US Open, finishing his final tournament as an amateur in a tie for 23rd place at 7-over-par.
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The next week Jon Rahm played in his first event as a pro at the Quicken Loans National.
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Jon Rahm held or shared the lead for the first two rounds and finished tied for third place, four strokes behind the winner, Billy Hurley III.
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The finish was enough for Jon Rahm to regain entry into The Open, as the Quicken Loans National was part of the Open Qualifying Series.
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Jon Rahm finished tied runner-up in the RBC Canadian Open, securing Special Temporary Member status for the remainder of the season.
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Jon Rahm gained enough points as a non-member to earn a PGA Tour card for 2017.
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In late January 2017, Jon Rahm won the Farmers Insurance Open with a 60-foot eagle putt on the final hole to notch his maiden PGA Tour title.
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Jon Rahm jumped from 137th to 46th in the Official World Golf Ranking with the win, and gained entry into the Masters Tournament, The Players Championship, the PGA Championship, and World Golf Championships events.
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Jon Rahm finished the regular season in sixth place in the FedEx Cup rankings.
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Jon Rahm had top-10 finishes in all four of the FedEx Cup Playoff events and finished fifth in the final standings.
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Jon Rahm won the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, the final event of the 2017 European Tour season.
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Jon Rahm was awarded the European Tour Rookie of the Year for finishing as the highest-ranked rookie in the Race to Dubai.
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Outside the majors and WGCs, Jon Rahm had played just four regular season European Tour events.
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Jon Rahm started 2018 by finishing runner-up eight strokes behind Dustin Johnson at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii.
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Later in the month, Jon Rahm won the CareerBuilder Challenge after a sudden death playoff with Andrew Landry, for his second career PGA Tour victory.
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On 28 April 2019, Jon Rahm won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour with partner Ryan Palmer.
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On 16 June 2019, Jon Rahm finished tied for 3rd at the US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.
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Jon Rahm trailed 54-hole leader Robert Rock by five shots heading into the final 18 holes of the tournament.
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On 6 October 2019, Jon Rahm won his second consecutive Open de Espana at Club de Campo in Madrid.
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Jon Rahm entered the final round with a five-shot lead and maintained that advantage with a final round 66,5-under, to finish on 22 under 262.
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On 24 November 2019, Jon Rahm won the season-long Race to Dubai title on the European Tour with a victory at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
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On 19 July 2020, Jon Rahm won the Memorial Tournament, lifting him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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Jon Rahm was the second Spaniard after Seve Ballesteros to be number one in the world.
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Jon Rahm shot a 64 in the final round and defeated Dustin Johnson in a playoff by making a 66-foot putt on the first playoff hole.
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On 4 January 2021, it was announced that Jon Rahm had signed a multi-year agreement with Callaway Golf Company, ending his association with TaylorMade that began when he turned professional.
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Jon Rahm dedicated his win to the late Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros.
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In July, after a tie for third finish at the Open Championship, Jon Rahm prepared to travel to Tokyo to prepare for the competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Jon Rahm started off 2022 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii.
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Jon Rahm shot 33 under par for four rounds including a 61 in the third round.
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Three weeks later at the Farmers Insurance Open, Jon Rahm finished one shot out of the playoff between Luke List and Will Zalatoris, ultimately settling for a tied-third finish.
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Jon Rahm is a keen supporter of the Basque football team Athletic Club Bilbao, and was honoured as the club's special guest at a game in December 2019.
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Jon Rahm lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his American wife, Kelley, and their son, born in 2021.
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