SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm bagged his first tour victory at Torrey Pines. He won a major here. Including the 2021 U.S. Open, Rahm’s treks up and down the North and South courses accounts for $5.25 million of his $39.6 million career earnings.
In other words, the 28-year-old Spaniard understood he had a windblown North Course right where he wanted it as he lined up his tee shot on the par-5 No. 5. At the time, he was on the wrong side of the projected cut line.
“I knew that’s probably on any given day the most scorable part of the golf course,” Rahm said after his back-nine surge on Thursday carried him to within eight shots of the lead. “Holes 5 through 9, with or without wind, is where you can take advantage of the course.”
