Jon Rahm ended a 15-month title drought by winning his first LIV Golf title at the JCB Golf and Country Club in Staffordshire.
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(GettyImages)SpaniardJonRahmadmittedrecentcriticismhelpedtomotivatehimashefinallywonhisfirsttitlesincejoiningtheLIVGolftour,duringtheoffseason.
Despitefinishinginthetop10ofthe10eventshehasplayed,intheSaudiArabia-backedleague,hehasn’ttastedvictorysincewinningTheMastersatAugustaNationalinApril2023.
Hisrecentform,whichincluded45thplacewhendefendinghisMasterstitleandnotmakingthecutatthePGAChampionshipinMay,hasledtocriticismfromsomeareas,butnoneharsherthanfromhimself.
“Idon’tthinkanyofyouguyswouldsaysomethingIwasn’talreadythinking.I’mmyworstcritic,”hesaid.
“MostofitwasIhadn’twoninawhileandIhadgivenmyselfachanceandIdidn’tgetitdone.”
ThedramaticwinoverTyrrellHatton,onthefinalhole,attheJCBGolfandCountryClubinStaffordshire,finallyendedhis15-monthdroughtandhopefullynow,thecriticismwillstop.
”JustbecauseIhadpoorperformancesatTheMastersandtheP
