A pair of blemishes on Jon Rahm’s scorecard Saturday put the world’s No. 2-ranked player in a precarious position heading into the final round of the Masters Tournament.
The Spaniard was 1-under par through seven holes before the par-5 No. 8 turned into a series of unfortunate events. After a solid, 316-yard tee shot, his mishit his approach, sending a low hook into the trees to the left of the fairway. His third shot bounced off a tree into the bushes, forcing him to claim an unplayable lie and take a penalty shot, and a two-putt led to a double-bogey.
Rahm added birdies on Nos. 14 and 15, but his tee shot went into the bunker on No. 18, and it was followed by a second shot landing where the gallery would’ve normally been that led to a two-putt bogey.
The results were particularly frustrating for Rahm, considering the low numbers that were posted by others in the final groups.
“Pretty awful. I mean, playing good golf, got a great mud ball on 8, a great mud ball on 18, and I didn't make a single putt,” he said. “No way I can be happy about it. The golf course was there for scoring, I was playing good, and couldn't take advantage of anything.“
The Saturday 72 puts Rahm seven shots behind leader Dustin Johnson at 9-under par. It also doesn’t help that there two others tied at 9 under, and six more ahead of him, meaning he needs a series of dominoes to fall his way.
“That's all I can say. Fought my (butt) off at the end to try to salvage an under par round, and I couldn't,” he said. “Really far back to start tomorrow, that's all I can say. I've got to hope to shoot a miracle score to have a chance.“
Hole By Hole Scores - Jon Rahm
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Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Rnd | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 72 |
Tot | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
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Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Rnd | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 66 |
Tot | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
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Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Rnd | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 69 |
Tot | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Tournament
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1 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Eagles | Birdies | Pars | Bogeys | 2x Bogeys | Other |
Performance by Round
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Rnd 1 | +1 | E | -4 |
Rnd 2 | -2 | -1 | -3 |
Rnd 3 | E | -1 | +1 |
All Rnds | -1 | -2 | -6 |