Jon Rahm and Sergio García, who shared thirty fourth place final week on the British Grand Slam, the fourth and closing Grand Slam of the season, additionally matched their scorecards this Friday on the primary day of the LIV Golf of Nice Britain, the eleventh spherical of the Saudi Tremendous League, which can run till Sunday on the JCB Golf & Nation Membership in Rocester, England.
Rahm, outcomes
Each the Basque participant and the Castellón native began at par (71) and are in thirty second place, six strokes behind Chilean Joaquín Niemann, Polish Adrian Meronk, and South African Branden Grace, who lead with 65 and are one stroke forward of Englishman Lee Westwood, American Bubba Watson, and Mexican Carlos Ortiz.
The countdown has begun. Camiral will host the 2031 Ryder Cup, as introduced in latest days. This Friday, the beginning gun was fired on the membership for the event.
Rahm made three birdies (8, 10, 16), however a bogey (3) and, above all, a double bogey on the par-5 thirteenth, the place he wanted seven strokes, prevented the Basque participant from finishing a spherical underneath par. García made a birdie and a miss on a scorecard with 16 pars.
David Puig was the perfect Spaniard of the day with a 68, with 4 birdies and only one miss, putting him eleventh within the standings. Josele Ballester is twenty fourth after ending his first spherical with a 70.
Rahm was ranked No. 1 final yr in his first season at LIV Golf and stays in competition to repeat that title in 2025: the Spanish participant is now second total with 154.16 factors, surpassed solely by Niemann (166.80), who has had an distinctive season with 4 titles within the 10 tournaments he has performed.
The principles of golf are comparatively difficult in comparison with different sports activities as a result of they’re performed outside, near nature and animals. Respecting the foundations is a basic ingredient within the sport of golf, which, virtually all the time based mostly on self-control and the free conscience of the gamers, usually sees distorted outcomes, typically consciously, however usually unconsciously or by way of carelessness, because of the failure of many gamers to adjust to the foundations of the sport. Along with the foundations, golf adheres to a code of conduct, often known as etiquette, which typically means enjoying the sport with due respect for the golf course and different gamers. Etiquette is a vital part of this sport.
