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Adam Schupak

How Jon Rahm overcame a club foot by transforming his body, not his swing, to become World No. 1, and why it could be the key to his long reign

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Bryson DeChambeau isn’t the only golfer who has transformed his body.

Jon Rahm’s evolution from pudgy teenager to broad-shouldered World No. 1 may not have happened seemingly overnight the way DeChambeau packed on the pounds, but it has been every bit the game-changer for the 27-year-old Spaniard.

Rahm’s swing is short and unorthodox, but ever since his teacher Eduardo Celles told him never to change it, he’s gone about making it his own.

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