Jon Rahm: He and caddie disagree, leading to splashdown

Jon Rahm got into a disagreement with his caddie during the final round of The PLAYERS on Sunday. The result was a splashdown, and a bogey that essentially took him out of the tournament.

For most, a caddie is a confidant. One you can trust to help you make the right decisions, and to steer you away from making the wrong ones. Sunday at The Players, Jon Rahm chose not to listen to his, and it cost him dearly.

Sitting in a bunker on the left side of the fairway, Rahm found himself in a position where it seemed there was only one option for a shot. With trees blocking a line to the green, most thought he would lay up on the right, and hit it from there. This is what his caddie suggested as well.

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It would’ve left him with a nice wedge shot from around 100 yards out, that still would’ve given him an opportunity for birdie. Instead, Rahm disagreed with his caddie, saying that he didn’t like the angle that it would provide if he went that route. The look of disgust and disagreement, even the response from his caddie (Adam Hayes), was that of disbelief and annoyance.

Rahm played as aggressively as possible in the moment, letting his emotions get the better of him. Upset at hitting his shot into the bunker, Rahm tried to make up for it by attempting to hit a massive hook. Trying to get it to travel over the water, and around the trees onto the left side of the fairway. This would’ve led to a much cleaner approach shot. Ultimately, the risk he took would’ve put him 20-30 yards closer to the hole.

Rahm got nowhere close, and put the ball into the water, missing the fairway by a wide amount. He had been sitting at -14, with a fantastic shot to win the tournament. Due to his rash and poorly thought out decision, he ended up bogeying the hole.

It’s long been talked about that Jon Rahm’s temper and emotions will cost him more tournaments and chances to win over the times it will benefit him. This was another one of the cases.

He looked like he was going to have a chance to rebound, birdieing the 13th hole to get back to -14. It was still in his head though, and he finished by bogeying 15, and hitting a double bogey on 17 after putting one in the water.

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Your caddie is there for a reason. Adam Hayes tried to get Jon Rahm to listen to his advice, giving him the only realistic option for a shot, and putting him in the best position to win the tournament. Instead, Rahm lost control, and shot a 76 on the day, finishing T12. Hindsight is 20/20, but we can all agree that Rahm should’ve listened to his caddie.

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