Rahm believes he’s already on Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team, but he’d like to win Sunday at Quail Hollow and automatically qualify.
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JonRahmentersthe107thPGAChampionshipranked82ndintheworld.NotthatsuchnumbermattersmuchanymoretotheformerworldNo.1,whojoinedLIVGolftwowintersago,sacrificingworld-rankingpointsforanewopportunityonarivalcircuit.
InaseasonandchangeonLIV,Rahmhasyettofinishoutsidethetop10.ThisyearhasseenRahmrecordseventop-10s,thoughunlikelastseason,wherehewontwiceinhislastthreestarts,he’sgonewinless.
“I’vebeenplayinggoodallyear,”RahmsaidTuesdayduringhispre-championshippressconferenceatQuailHollow.“MaybenotasgreatasIwouldlike.Ifeellikethere’ssomeavoidablemistakesoutthere.Butifyoukeepknockingouttop-10snothavingyourbest,Ithinkit’sstillprettygood.”
Now,doesEuropeanRyderCupcaptainLukeDonaldthinksimilarly?WithRahm’sreputationinhisRyderCupcareer,whichhasspannedthreeeditions,itreasonabletoexpectthatRahmalreadyhasaplacereservedonDonald’s12-mansqua
