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13/02/2024

Spanish professional golfer Jon Rahm, nicknamed Rahmbo.

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00:00 Despite the fact he has not reached the age of 30 yet,

00:03 John Rahm has achieved so much in the game of golf.

00:06 Major winner, Ryder Cup winner and world number one,

00:09 the sky is the limit for the charismatic Spaniard.

00:11 Let's learn more about him with 10 facts in this video.

00:14 After attending the 1997 Ryder Cup hosted at Valderrama,

00:18 his parents took up golf.

00:20 John then followed in their footsteps,

00:22 getting lessons when he was six or seven years old.

00:24 And he developed a lot of his skill

00:26 at the Centro Nacional de Golf in Madrid.

00:29 From an early age, his father pushed him to move to the United States

00:32 because he believed that's where the future of golf lay.

00:35 As a result, he eventually attended Arizona State University

00:38 where he collected 11 collegiate victories.

00:41 This ranks second in the school's history

00:43 behind Juan Phil Mickelson who had 16 wins.

00:46 As a youngster, Rahm played a lot of sports,

00:49 many of them involving either a racket or a paddle.

00:51 One of them was pelota,

00:53 a bass game that's a cross between high lie and racket ball.

00:56 He also learned kung fu as a child to defend himself

00:59 after getting into fights during class.

01:01 Rahm's mental coach is Josebat del Carmen,

01:04 a man who has been a basketball player,

01:06 a debt businessman, a professional golfer and a bomb technician.

01:10 As a mental coach, he has worked with soccer and basketball teams,

01:13 CEOs and business leaders.

01:16 Quite the character.

01:17 At the 2020 Masters, Rahm made two hole-in-ones in two days.

01:22 During the practice rounds, he made one on the fourth hole

01:25 and the next day, an ace came on the 16th

01:27 after skipping the ball over the water.

01:29 John Rahm is married to Kelly Cahill,

01:31 a former javelin thrower at Arizona State University.

01:34 They got married in Spain in December 2019

01:36 and they welcomed their first child, Keppa, in April 2021.

01:40 In 2022, they announced they were expecting a second baby boy.

01:43 Up until March 2022, Rahm held the record

01:46 for being the number one ranked male amateur in the world

01:49 for the longest period of time.

01:51 Overall, he held that distinction for 60 weeks between 2015 and 2016.

01:56 This has since been broken by Japanese star Keita Nakajima.

02:00 John Rahm is currently a member of Whisper Rock Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona.

02:04 It's a Tom Fazio design that has proved very popular amongst tour pros

02:07 with other members including Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey,

02:10 Fred Couples and Martin Keimer.

02:13 Adam Hayes became John Rahm's caddie when he turned pro in June 2016.

02:17 Hayes began his career caddying on the LPGA Tour

02:20 and went on to work with the likes of Webb Simpson and Jason Duffnut on tour.

02:24 When Rahm was a freshman enrolling at Arizona State University,

02:27 he barely knew any English, but he said he listened to a lot of rap in English

02:31 to help himself learn.

02:32 Two of his favourite songs were Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie'

02:35 and Kendrick Lamar's 'Swimming Pools'.

02:37 So, there you have it.

02:38 There are 10 facts on the US Open winning Spaniard.

02:41 For more content and facts on your favourite players,

02:43 check out the tour section on the Golf Monthly website.

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