PGA Tour: Jon Rahm wins Memorial Tournament, now number one

Jon Rahm was the best player at the Memorial Tournament all week. With his fourth PGA Tour win, he’s now the number one player in the world

Jon Rahm completed a dominant win at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, earning his fourth career PGA Tour victory. Now, Rahm will become the number one player in the world when the new Official World Golf Rankings are released.

First to the Memorial, where for much of the weekend, it seemed as though Rahm was playing a different course than the rest of the field. While almost every player struggled with the course and the conditions at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Rahm had very few issues.

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Rahm called his 4-under par 68 on Saturday one of the best rounds of golf that he has ever played. To that end, only one other player broke 70 on Saturday (Brendon Todd, who also shot 68), while there were also many scores in the high 70s.

On Sunday, he entered with a four-shot lead and he was able to maintain that lead all day long, despite a few bobbles on the back nine. He had no such issues on the front nine.

Rahm opened his round with four straight pars. He got to 1-under on the day with a birdie at the par-5 fifth hole, then parred the sixth.

He took advantage of another par-5 at the seventh hole with his second birdie of the day. He parred both eight and nine to finish his front nine with a 2-under par 34. He had an eight-shot lead with nine holes to play.

Rahm had his first blemish of the day on the 10th hole. His drive went right and he had to pitch back into the fairway with his second shot. His third shot left him about 15 feet left for par and he missed, suffering his first bogey of the day.

It got worse on the 11th hole. Rahm hit his drive into the water, took a drop and then hit his third shot back into the fairway. He then hit his fourth shot near the green. He pitched on and two-putted for a double bogey.

Rahm was able to steady the ship and par both the 12th and 13th holes. However, on the 14th, he found the greenside bunker with his second shot and was unable to get up and down, suffering another bogey.

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He was unable to take advantage of the par-5 15th hole, carding a par. But on 16, Rahm sealed the deal when he chipped in for birdie (later ruled a bogey because his ball moved after he had grounded his club). He would par the last two holes for his fourth PGA Tour win.

In the process, Rahm becomes the number one player in the world. He is the third-youngest player (25 years old) to reach that mark. And with his huge talent, it’s easy to see Rahm staying at, or near, the top for many years to come.

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