AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm is like a lot of diehard golf fans, at least the subset of fans who wake up of their own volition before sunrise to watch tournaments. And it’s not live play that he’s getting up for, mind you.
“I’m the guy who, you know, if the kids don’t wake me up, and even before we had kids, I’m up at 5:30, 6 in the morning looking at reruns of tournaments on YouTube and videos and looking at things players have done because I like it,” said Rahm, who, when he’s not nerding out on 1983 Ryder Cup highlights is arguably the preeminent golfer in the world. “I love the game, and I love learning about it.”
An appreciation of the game’s history is not at all a prerequisite to carve out a profitable living making birdies, an endeavor he is pursuing this week at the Masters.
