Jon Rahm equals Seve with his third Spanish Open

From Seve Ballesteros' triplet to Jon Rahm's triplet.

The Basque golfer won his third national open this Sunday at the Villa de Madrid Country Club, a record with which he equals his Cantabrian idol in the competition's list of winners.

And in record time.

Seve spent a 14-year hiatus, between 1981 and 1995 (he also triumphed in 1985), collecting all three championship crowns.

Rahm has lowered that time to four years.

The current number six in the world secured the title in his debut in the absolute category, in 2018, he repeated the award the following year, the event was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic and last year, with a Rahm with an almost empty tank After his victory at the US Open and the Ryder dispute, he won the Rafa Cabrera Bello Cup.

Rahm reconquers the Open of Spain with a domain without discussion.

With the lowest result compared to par in the history of the tournament, -25, and six shots ahead of Frenchman Matthieu Pavon, and seven over Australian Min Woo Lee.

The last day was another mass bath for Rahm, followed at every step by a tide of fans who on more than one occasion raised their hands to their heads and opened their mouths in astonishment at the blows of the phenomenon.

Like a

from 15 meters on the 6, like a flight from the

on the fairway of the 14th, a par five, that touched the flagpole and grazed the albatross.

with that

Rahm certified the victory, unhorsed Lee, a top competitor throughout the week, and finally a smile of relaxation and enjoyment appeared in the Basque.

Rahm had gotten between eyebrows to embrace the Open.

For being the only tournament played this year in Spain, for the bad taste in the mouth left by the previous edition, and for equaling Seve.

Ángel de la Torre, with five national conquests between 1916 and 1925, already appears on the horizon.

What a putt @JonRahmpga!

🇬🇧#AccionaOpen pic.twitter.com/ZxKjiUhUBm

– DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 9, 2022

Surrounded by a river of people, Rahm collected applause from early in the heat of Madrid.

He had to hit a 15-

on the 1st hole to save par after missing the

and coming up short from the

.

Saved the scare, the first

of the day came in the next station with another of the shots of the round, a second impact from the fairway that with the setback was a couple of fingers away from falling inside.

The champion from Barrika did not make the most of the par five of the 4, tied up with a crooked start and a dabbling off the

, but he soon began to press on the accelerator.

your

from 15 meters on the 6th hole was the winner's shot.

The hole roared like it was a football stadium.

With another

at 7 (Lee signed the

and followed the trail) and a new bingo at 9, he increased his income to two strokes.

The first

, on the 12th after a bad start, would come after 36 holes without stain.

And the signature of his triumph was that blow in minute 14 with which he almost wrote an albatross for the encyclopedia.

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Rahm's triumph is his third Spanish Open, his sixteenth professional victory and his eighth title on the European circuit at the age of 27.

In the last holes he stretched his advantage until that record -25 (round of 62), with two

in the final two rungs and with the public once again surrendering to the champion, like every day.

As Jon kicked the last ball, someone yelled "Viva Seve!"

And among the crowd, on the 18th his grandmother cried Miren, with whom his grandson later joined in an emotional hug.

“Last year I came with certain expectations that I physically couldn't meet.

This year I arrived with less public and personal expectations, and everything has turned out better.

There is no more fun week for me than this one,” Rahm said after a test that was visited by 33,211 people over the four days.

“I'm glad it was with a lap like this.

If I had ever dreamed of matching Seve, doing my lowest lap, it would be like today.

Doing what I have done I cannot describe it", continued the champion, now committed to the goal of holding a tournament on the American circuit in Spain: "We are a country that has good weather throughout the year, eats well, takes care good to the players and I have not understood why they have not been able to invest in a tournament here.

I am trying."

And he also had a memory for Eugenio López-Chacarra,

winner of the Saudi league in Bangkok: “Although many consider him the enemy, he is still a young boy who has won a tournament against some of the best in the world.

He does not have the problem of things that happen in the environment.

A flagstick away from an albatross!!

🤯 @jonrahmpga is putting on a show in Madrid as he extends his lead to SIX.#AccionaOpen pic.twitter.com/ycSve9JlyM

– DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 9, 2022

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