Hello Feveruses. A great week that we know Jon Rahm will never forget, after obtaining the coveted green jacket that places him in the history book. Rahm remained stoic on the fairways at Augusta National, beating a furious Brooks Koepka who was leading after 54 holes played. Let’s look at some interesting facts from the event: Rahm Scores: 65-69-73-69=276 + Earning: US$3,240,000.00 + Stats: 52 of 72 greens (72%), 48 of 56 fairways (86%), 3 of 5 saves from the sand (60%), 115 putts, 298.7 average yards from the tee, one 4-putt, five 3-putts, 1 eagle, 19 birdies, 44 pars, 7 bogeys, and 1 double bogey + Best Amateur: Sam Bennett (T16, 68-68-76-74-286) + Lowest Final Round: Phil Mickelson, 65 + Highest Final Round: Jason Day, 80 + Cumulative Average Score: 72.960 + Hardest Hole: 5 (4.325 average) + Easiest hole: Hole 8 (4.631 average).
Spaniards in the Masters: * Sunday April 9, the great Severiano Ballesteros would have turned 66 years old. * Rahm becomes the fourth Spaniard to win the tournament, joining Ballesteros, José María Olazábal and Sergio García * The last victory on April 9 was Sergio’s in 2017 * Rahm triumphs 40 years after Ballesteros won his second jacket green. * It is the sixth Masters won by a Spaniard and Spain surpasses South Africa (5). * Rahm is the second Spaniard to win two different majors (Masters and US Open). The other is Ballesteros (Masters and The Open).
Summary of the 18 LIV players: 12 made it to the weekend: Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, (-8, second), Patrick Reed (-4, T4), Joaquin Niemann (-2, T16), Harold Varner III (+1, T29), Cameron Smith and Taylor Gooch (+4, T34), Abraham Ancer (+5, T39), Mito Pereira (+6, T43), Thomas Pieters and Dustin Johnson (+8, T48), and Charl Schwartzel (+9, T50) . 4 didn’t make the cut (Bryson DeChambeau (+4), Sergio Garcia (+7), Jason Kokrak (+8), and Bubba Watson (+9). Two made WD (Kevin Na, and Louis Oosthuizen).
Mickelson, like wine. Al Cesar lo del Cesar: the “performance” of the lefty was impressive and Phil becomes the oldest player to finish in the Top 3, surpassing Sam Snead (50 years and 315 days). He also passed Jimmy Demaret into the Top 5, who did it at 51 years and 319 days. The lefty ties his best round at the Masters (round one of 1996). Mickelson’s best final rounds were 67 shots in 2009, 2010 and 2018. With his second-place finish, Phi makes his 16th Top 10, his 10th Top 3 since 2015, and his second Top 10 in his last majors played, being the another his triumph in the 2021 PGA Championship. The next major is the PGA Championship that runs from May 15 to 21 at the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY.
