
AUGUSTA — Jon Rahm spent some time Friday afternoon, as golfers often do, vaguely aware he might sound like a lunatic. Rahm can be temperamental on the course—he looked like he would snap his driver over his knee Thursday before he restrained himself—but is generally genial off it. And so he smiled Friday, allowing himself long pauses, and he answered every question, and ultimately, this is how he summed up his game:
“It feels very close. I wish I could explain it. It feels a lot closer than the score.”