AUSTIN, Texas — When asked by media members prior to the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play if he’s even the least bit worried about his less-than-stellar putting statistics, World No. 1 Jon Rahm rolled his eyes in disgust, insisting the math simply doesn’t work when it comes to his Strokes Gained: Putting — which ranks 139th on the PGA Tour this season.
“I’m kind of getting tired of answering the same question every single week. When you’re No. 1 off the tee and top 10 in strokes gained approach, my putting stats are not going to be top 20. It’s absolutely impossible unless I’m winning every single week by eight. Kind of how it goes,” Rahm said on Tuesday. “Is it as good as it could be? No, but I think it shows in the stats worse than it actually feels just because I’m hitting so many greens and hitting it so good.
“Again, I feel like I’ve said it a few times. It’s not as bad as it looks. It feels a lot better than it looks. Maybe I haven’t gotten the results yet, but I’m not worried about it.”
