Golf-Rahm not looking for perfection at PGA Championship

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, – Jon Rahm has been taking part in in majors for practically 10 years and the Spaniard stated on Tuesday forward of this week’s PGA Championship that he is since realized to cease chasing perfection in terms of golf’s blue-riband occasions.

For Rahm, a two-times main winner who made a surprising transfer to LIV Golf in December 2023, all aspects of a participant’s recreation don’t have to be firing on all cylinders to attain success.

“You at all times really feel like, to win a significant, it’s a must to play excellent, which isn’t true,” Rahm informed reporters at Quail Hole Membership the place the PGA Championship begins on Thursday.

“On the finish of the day, numerous it’s maintain taking part in golf, maintain taking part in strong good golf, and make the most of the great stretches you are going to have all through the week. However by any means you do not have to play excellent.”

Rahm stated he has watched final-round replays of his triumphs on the 2021 U.S. Open and 2022 Masters the place he missed fairways and mis-hit different pictures however managed to forestall his spherical from spiralling uncontrolled.

“I did not notice what number of fairways I missed and what number of pictures that I thought of that weren’t good, however did all of the issues proper to reduce the injury, proper?”

“It is humorous, 9, ten years in the past I used to be pondering I needed to play my very best in each facet of the sport, and I believe if something, you simply must have full religion in all features of your recreation and simply discover ways to handle the golf course that week.”

Rahm has not made a lot noise at majors since becoming a member of LIV Golf however arrives at Quail Hole with top-10 finishes in all seven of his occasions on the Saudi-backed circuit along with a share of 14th place eventually month’s Masters.

“Feeling excellent. I have been taking part in good all 12 months. Perhaps not as nice as I would really like. I really feel like there’s some avoidable errors on the market,” stated Rahm.

“However if you happen to maintain knocking out prime 10s not having your greatest, I believe it is nonetheless fairly good.”

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