LA QUINTA, Calif. — The last time the world’s No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm teed it up, he was shooting 33 under two weeks ago in Hawaii. The last time Rahm played La Quinta Country Club, he shot a 10-under 62.
That’s why his perfectly acceptable 6-under 66 Thursday in the first round of The American Express felt a little. … meh, even though it has him near the top of the leaderboard.
It was a bogey-free round where he hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation. He drove it in the fairway, was never really in trouble. He just made it look easy and stress-free out there, and yet he felt like he left too many strokes on the course.
