Jon Rahm became the first Spaniard since Seve Ballesteros in 1989 to hold golf’s world No 1 ranking, fending off a late challenge on Sunday to win the US PGA Memorial tournament.
Rahm holed out an amazing 31-foot chip shot at the par-3 16th and, despite a two-stroke penalty that turned it from a birdie to a bogey, took a three-stroke victory over American Ryan Palmer that boosted him over Rory McIlroy atop the rankings.
“I don’t know how to describe it,” Rahm said. “It has been a goal since I was 13-, 14-years-old.”
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