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If he misses out on, he loses.
OUTRAGEOUS, @DJohnsonPGA.
Never. A. Doubt.
@DJohnsonPGA with a MUST-MAKE putt to require a playoff @BMWChamps.
PGA TOUR @PGATOURA ideal putt at the best time.
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Not to be surpassed, Rahm struck a 66-foot birdie putt– yes, you read that right– to win the tournament on the very first playoff hole.
PGA TOUR @PGATOUR66 FEET for the WIN!.
Jon Rahm may have had a song playing in his head Sunday after he viewed Dustin Johnson force a playoff with a 43-foot birdie putt on No. 18.
Anything you can do I can do better.
Rahm, who opened the BMW Championship at the Olympia Fields North Course with a five-over 75 on Thursday and 71 on Friday, was a various gamer over the weekend, concluding his tournament with a 64 on Sunday to end up four under total.
He entered into the clubhouse with a one-stroke lead, however Johnson nearly ruined his day. Routing by a single stroke on No. 18, Johnson struck a 43-foot putt for birdie to require a playoff.
PGA TOUR @PGATOURINCREDIBLE.
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Astounding putt from @JonRahmPGA to claim @BMWChamps in a playoff!
I can do anything better than you.
Nobody could fathom what they had actually seen:.
Paige Spiranac @PaigeSpiranacRahm to DJ https://t.co/p2U2pw00cu.
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Izzy Gutierrez @IzGutierrezRAHM BOMB !!!
That is the greatest opening 36-hole score by a PGA Tour winner because Paul Lawrie at the 1999 Open Championship (the Van de Velde collapse).
Bob Ryan @GlobeBobRyanJon Rahm! One hole after Dustin Johnson! This is why were sports fans.
Jason Sobel @JasonSobelTANJon Rahm has now won the Memorial Tournament and the BMW Championship– without a doubt, the 2 hardest setups of the summertime– simply in case you were questioning whos going to win next months U.S. Open.
Brandel Chamblee @chambleebrandelTo further the point that this seems like a United States Open … just one player because 2009 has actually opened with a 75 in the preliminary on the PGA Tour and gone on to win, Brooks Koepka at the 2018 United States Open. Rahm opened with a 75 and is currently in the lead by 2. This does not occur very frequently.
What a week. What a finish. What a win by Jon Rahm.
Jason Sobel @JasonSobelTANTremendous course with a brilliant setup.
Even Rahm was shook.
” I might barely think it,” he stated after his famous putt, per Nick Menta of the Golf Channel.
Oh, and it was also his longest made putt of the season. Discuss best timing.
With the win, Rahm– presently No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, behind Johnson– heads into next weekends Tour Championship two strokes behind the man he beat Sunday.
His amazing resurgence after a tough start at the BMW Championship, together with a win at Muirfield Village previously in the season, makes him a player to be reckoned with going forward:.
Justin Ray @JustinRayGolfJon Rahm opened with 146 over the very first 36 holes.
Leading two gamers worldwide in a playoff.
Bob Ryan @GlobeBobRyanJon Rahm! One hole after Dustin Johnson! Brandel Chamblee @chambleebrandelTo even more the point that this feels like a United States Open … just one gamer considering that 2009 has actually opened with a 75 in the very first round on the PGA Tour and gone on to win, Brooks Koepka at the 2018 United States Open. Rahm opened with a 75 and is currently in the lead by 2.
What a win by Jon Rahm.
A legitimate birdie bomb on the last hole of policy, followed by an even larger one in the playoff.
As for other outcomes, gamers like Tony Finau (-1 ), Joaquin Niemann (-2) and Mac Hughes (+2) moved into the leading 30 and into the field for next weekends Tour Championship, while Adam Long (+12) and Kevin Streelman (+11) fell out of contention. Other noteworthy finishers included Rory McIlroy (+3 ), Tiger Woods (+11) and Jason Day (+14 ).
The day belonged to Rahm. Any putt Johnson made, Rahm might make much better.
