A spectacular 'eagle' in hole 2 and his mastery with the 'wedge' to get the ball out of the 'bunkers' unleashed enthusiasm at the Torrey Pines Golf Club, where John Rahm is emerging as a favorite to close his fourth title on Sunday of the PGA. In the absence of the last 18 holes, the Spanish leads the table (-12) with one stroke less than Ryan Palmer and three less than Rory McIlroy.
"I was really focused. Keeping ghost-free in Torrey Pines is a very good round," said Rahm, who also signed a brilliant 'chip' in the first hole for 'birdie'. His 65 strokes rivaled Palmer's spectacular Saturday card, a teammate last year at the New Orleans Classic, where they both won the title.
The 69 hits on Saturday (-3) were insufficient for Tiger Woods, which nevertheless maintains its options of assaulting the record of 83 titles in the PGA. "I will have to do a pretty good round. It will cost me work," the local idol predicted, forced to overcome those five impacts with his head.
The precedent of 2017
The field of La Jolla (California) seems to especially inspire Rahm, who in 2017 inaugurated his record in the circuit. In case of victory, Bilbao would pocket more than one million dollars, in addition to 500 points from the FedExCup.
McIlroy, on the other hand, needs a win to return to the number one ranking for the first time since 2015. The Norwegian signed a (-5) and shares with third three the third place (-9).
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