Spanish golfer Jon Rahm welcomed Girona's choice because the host of the 2031 Ryder Cup on Wednesday, noting that it might be a very good choice for fellow golfer Sergio García to captain the European crew, as Severiano Ballesteros did at Valderrama (Cádiz) in 1997.
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Rahm thought of it "an excellent choice" for Sergio García to play a outstanding function within the crew competitors that may pit the very best American and European gamers in opposition to one another on the Camiral Resort Golf & Wellness course in Caldes de Malavella (Girona) in six years' time.
“The potential of having an area captain could be unbelievable for the general public. If historical past teaches us something—and it's very tough to match somebody to Seve, however I've solely heard tales about how that Ryder Cup went—I might say that, if doable, it might be an excellent choice for Sergio to take part in it,” Rahm argued at a press convention within the English city of Uttoxeter on the event of the UK match of the LIV, the Saudi-backed tour.
Sergio García, 45, holds the file for Ryder Cup factors for a crew (28.5) within the ten instances he has participated within the match between 1999 and 2021.
Rahm, who has participated in three Ryder Cups, mentioned it might be “completely unbelievable to play it on dwelling soil.”
“I don't suppose I can describe it. Each Paris (2018) and Rome (2023) had been so particular that enthusiastic about taking part in one in Spain was unimaginable for me to place into phrases. I don't know tips on how to really feel. It positively comes with a specific amount of stress, however it might be a dream come true,” the Basque golfer emphasised.
He recalled that solely 4 Spaniards participated within the 1997 Ryder Cup, with Ballesteros as captain; Miguel Ángel Jiménez as vice-captain; and José María Olazábal and Nacho Garrido as gamers.
“So solely 4 individuals can say they've achieved that. I don't know what number of gamers can say they've performed a Ryder Cup of their nations. Not many, aside from the American crew, clearly. However it might be unbelievable. I'm very completely satisfied it's taking place. I hope to be part of it in a technique or one other,” the “Lion of Barrika” added.
