Jon Rahm

Jon Rahm
Nation:	Spain
Career data
Professional since:	2016
Current tour:	European Tour , PGA Tour
Tournament wins:	12
Awards:	European Tour Golfer of the Year 2019, European Tour Rookie of the Year 2017

Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born November 10, 1994 in Barrika in the Basque Country ) is a Spanish golfer of the European Tour and the PGA Tour . In July and August 2020 he led the golf world rankings .

Career

Rahm played successfully college golf for Arizona State University. During this time he won 11 titles and led the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a total of 60 weeks. After graduating, he became a professional golfer in 2016 . In the first year of his professional career, he confirmed his good results and in the meantime made it to second place in the world rankings . His greatest success so far was winning the Dubai World Championship , the final tournament of the European Tour, in 2017 and 2019. In July 2020, Jon Rahm reached the top of the golf world rankings for the first time with his victory at the Memorial. Rahm was the 24th player and after Severiano Ballesteros the second Spaniard to top the world rankings. He lost his top position two weeks later to Justin Thomas , but won it again after the PGA Championships , only to lose it to Dustin Johnson two weeks later . After Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth , Rahm was the third player who managed to top the world rankings for both amateurs and professionals.

Trivia

Rahms last name comes from a Swiss ancestor who emigrated to Bilbao in the 1820s .

European Tour victories (6)

2017 Irish Open
2017 Dubai World Championship
2018 Open de España
2019 Irish Open (2)
2019 Open de España (2)
2019 Dubai World Championship (2)

PGA Tour wins (5)

2017 Farmers Insurance Open
2018 CareerBuilder Challenge
2019 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
2020 Memorial Tournament
2020 BMW Championship

More tournament victories (1)

2018 Hero World Challenge

Participation in team competitions

World Cup : 2016
Ryder Cup : 2018 (winner)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Jon Rahm: 10 cosas que quizá no sabías del nuevo genio español del golf. marca.com, March 27, 2017, accessed January 7, 2020 (Spanish).
^ Brian Mull: Jon Rahm Claims Top Spot In Europe, Sets Sights On The World. forbes.com, November 25, 2019, accessed January 7, 2020 .
^ Fergus Bisset: Rahm and Fleetwood are winners in Dubai. November 19, 2017, accessed January 7, 2020 .
↑ Alexandra Caspers: European Tour: Jon Rahm wins and follows in Seve's footsteps. golfpost.de, November 24, 2019, accessed on January 7, 2020 .
^ Peter Scrivener: Jon Rahm wins Memorial to take world number one spot from Rory McIlroy. bbc.com, July 20, 2020, accessed July 20, 2020 .
↑ Jon Rahm: 10 cosas que quizá no sabías del nuevo genio español del golf. marca.com, March 27, 2017, accessed July 8, 2020 (Spanish).

personal data
SURNAME	Rahm, Jon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish golfer of the European Tour and the PGA Tour
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barrika

[1] Jon Rahm: 10 cosas que quizá no sabías del nuevo genio español del golf. marca.com, March 27, 2017, accessed January 7, 2020 (Spanish).

[2] Brian Mull: Jon Rahm Claims Top Spot In Europe, Sets Sights On The World. forbes.com, November 25, 2019, accessed January 7, 2020 .

[3] Fergus Bisset: Rahm and Fleetwood are winners in Dubai. November 19, 2017, accessed January 7, 2020 .

[4] Alexandra Caspers: European Tour: Jon Rahm wins and follows in Seve's footsteps. golfpost.de, November 24, 2019, accessed on January 7, 2020 .

[5] Peter Scrivener: Jon Rahm wins Memorial to take world number one spot from Rory McIlroy. bbc.com, July 20, 2020, accessed July 20, 2020 .

[6] Jon Rahm: 10 cosas que quizá no sabías del nuevo genio español del golf. marca.com, March 27, 2017, accessed July 8, 2020 (Spanish).