On the trail of Jon Rahm

“Being compared to Rahm doesn’t really pressure me. If they see similarities with Jon, it’s that I’m doing things well. It motivates me and helps me to move forward. trying to train to the maximum to hopefully one day get to where he is, “he says David Puig Currius to AS. The 19-year-old from Barcelona who was the Spanish youth champion, infantile, U-18 … follows in the footsteps of the Barrika Lion as he belongs to the ‘Sun Devils’, the fabulous Arizona State university team where Rahm was also formed. Puig wants to emulate the Basque, dreams of being a Tiger, admires Rafa Nadal and enjoys Leo Messi … even if he is no longer at Barcelona.

The Acciona Open in Spain is his ‘debut’ in a professional tournament (it is number five in the amateur world ranking) and it is emerging. 68 hits on the first round and 67 on the second for a total of -7, four hits below the cut. “I’ve tried to set no goals for myself here, just trying to play my golf. I know that when I play well I am able to make a lot of birdies and present low cards, but also that when I play poorly I can pull other parts of the game that can save me. I have very good feelings this weekend. I have had parts like the first nine holes of the second round in which I have played as a book with six birdies and very happy with all parts of the game. Then I have had other parts where it has cost me a lot, especially from the tee where I have hit several very bad shots that have made me have to fight to save par. My intention is to enjoy; making the cut and playing the entire tournament makes me very happy. The course is incredible: fairways, greens, bunkers … I’m really enjoying it. The next goal that I have set for myself with my parents is to try to be top ten and play in Valderrama. It is difficult but we are very excited “, he says with assurance and a basis of humility.

Puig, who defines himself “as a person who trains a lot, perhaps a little more than the average”, He already has two victories this year on the US individual circuit and also includes a Junior Ryder Cup victory against the US on his record. (something that only Campillo, Andamientos, Martín, Rahm, Fernández-Castaño and Del Rey achieved before), the European Under-18 team gold or world silver in the same category also by teams. “I could say that the short game is my safety zone when things are not going well. Putting is hitting me in fits and starts, but the approach has always been my strong point since I was little. I know that when I miss greens I am able to recover. I train this section for about ten hours a week, “he explains about his great virtue in the field.

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“In the medium or long term I will continue playing with the Sun Devils of Arizona State, which I have this year and another, and the goal for 2022 is to be among the top five in the university ranking to obtain the Korn Ferry Tour card (the main access route to the PGA Tour), something that is very valuable “, tells this medium about future objectives before giving two reasons for its evolution: “Since we started several years ago in the youth committee of the Spanish Federation with all the guidelines that we have followed, both psychologically, technically and physically, they have helped us a lot young people. And the United States too. Leaving your home and going there alone and having to find your life to survive has helped me a lot personally and has made me grow especially as a person “.

The La Garriga golfer, who has 15 Top 10 in his 32 events played in the US, is one of the tips of the iceberg of the excellent generation of players that already has Alejandro del Rey (23 years old) and Eduard Rousaud (20) in the professional field and a very powerful batch of amateurs in which, in addition to Puig, there are names such as Eugenio López-Chacarra (21 years old and 10th in the world amateur rankig), Álvaro Hernández, Gonzalo Leal, Álvaro Mueller-Baumgart, Alejandro Aguilera, José Luis Ballester or Jon López-Lanchares.

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