{"id":16405,"date":"2024-06-12T09:10:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T01:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=16405"},"modified":"2024-06-12T09:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T01:10:32","slug":"golfer-rahm-termed-pinehurst-a-bucket-list-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/golf\/golfer-rahm-termed-pinehurst-a-bucket-list-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfer Rahm termed Pinehurst a &#8220;bucket list golf course&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Rahm (29) is uncertain about his participation in this week&#8217;s US Open due to a left foot infection that caused him to withdraw from last week&#8217;s LIV Golf Houston event. &#8220;As of now this week, I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Rahm said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a concern. It&#8217;s getting better. But there&#8217;s definitely still pain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahm is slated to start his opening round on Thursday at 1:36 p.m. from the first tee at Pinehurst, alongside Japan&#8217;s Hideki Matsuyama and American Jordan Spieth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World number eight Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion and 2021 US Open winner, was visibly in pain after a tee shot during Friday&#8217;s opening round at the LIV event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Could I have forced myself to play and post a score? Yes,&#8221; Rahm said. &#8220;But it reached a point where I wasn&#8217;t making the swings I wanted to make and I risked injuring other parts of my body due to the pain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diagnosing the problem took time and hasn&#8217;t completely resolved the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Rahm was seen wearing a flip flop on the affected foot Jon Rahm was seen wearing a flip flop on the affected foot AFP &#8220;We&#8217;ve been trying to figure it out,&#8221; Rahm explained. &#8220;The closest term would be a lesion on the skin, located between my pinky toe and the next toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24hscore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Pinehurst is no joke. This is a ball striker&#39;s paradise.&quot;<br><br>Please welcome 2020 champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/b_dechambeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@b_dechambeau<\/a> to the interview area ?\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s9Wq0xXqJo\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/s9Wq0xXqJo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Open (@usopengolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usopengolf\/status\/1800538036981076325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure how it happened, but it got infected. The pain was intense. Saturday morning, I received a shot to numb the area, which was supposed to last the whole round, but by my second hole, I was already in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The infection was the most concerning part. The infection is now under control, but there&#8217;s still swelling and pain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, Rahm has been wearing a flip-flop on his left foot instead of a shoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Trying to keep the area dry and heal it as soon as possible,&#8221; Rahm said. &#8220;But there&#8217;s only so much I can do. The human body heals at its own pace.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spaniard hasn&#8217;t won since moving from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf last December. He finished 45th at the Masters and missed the cut at last month&#8217;s PGA Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Anytime I play, I feel like I have a good chance,&#8221; Rahm said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahm described Pinehurst&#8217;s unique sandhills layout with domed greens, native areas, and sprawling wiregrass as a &#8220;bucket list golf course&#8221; after practice rounds last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a course where you need to know where to miss more than most,&#8221; Rahm said. &#8220;There are specific spots for each pin location that are easier to manage. No up-and-down is easy here, but some spots give you a better chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For the most part, if you&#8217;re short of the green, you&#8217;ll have at least an uphill shot. Once you get past the pin on many holes, it becomes tricky.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahm stated that if he does play, he will be aggressive in committing to shots, even if not in how he attacks the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You need to pick a target where you want the ball to end up and be committed and aggressive to that spot,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Often, that means playing away from the pin and aiming for the center of the green.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Rahm (29) is uncertain about his participation in this week&#8217;s US Open due to a left foot infection that caused him to withdraw from last week&#8217;s LIV Golf Houston event. &#8220;As of now this week, I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Rahm said on Tuesday. &#8220;It&#8217;s a concern. It&#8217;s getting better. 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