Jon Rahm remains World Number 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking after his extraordinary comeback at the Sentry Tournament of Champions winning his eighth PGA Tour title.
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Jon Rahm remains World Number 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking after his extraordinary comeback at the Sentry Tournament of Champions winning his eighth PGA Tour title. Collin Morikawa was going to win. He was going to come off the Plantation Course with a lei-draped neck and a whale-shaped trophy and everyone was going to make their afternoon hula lesson with time to spare.
And yet …
Just as we were reminded not to presume at the TOUR Championship, it happened again at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, where Jon Rahm rode a big wave to victory, shooting a 5-under 31 on the back nine, while Morikawa treaded water and then sunk with three straight back-nine bogeys – his first of the week – for a 39 to lose by two.
The reversal, Rahm making up a six-shot deficit in the last seven holes, yielded his third worldwide victory (two on the DP World Tour) in four starts. He began Sunday seven behind but was nine back after he bogeyed the first and Morikawa birdied it.
Rahm birdied 12, 13 and 14. He eagled the par-5 15th hole and suddenly was tied for the lead. Then he was one ahead. Then two ahead. He birdied the par-5 18th hole to make it a three-shot margin, meaning Morikawa, foundering two groups behind him, would need an albatross at the last to tie. He could only birdie it. Rahm moved to fourth in the FedExCup and remains fifth in the Official World Golf Ranking.
“Bit of a crazy day, I’m not gonna lie,” Rahm said. “… I'm like, ‘We're going to need a small miracle.’ After bogeying 1, I was going to need somewhat of a larger miracle.”
“I feel like since August I've been the best player in the world,” he said.
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World Number 5 - World Number 5
