John Rahm (29, Spain) wore a green jacket for the first time in his life after a forced march through 30 holes on the last day of the Masters Golf Tournament, the first major tournament of the season last week. After thinking about giving up and taking a break from participating in the RBC Heritage, which is held the week after the Masters, he finally decided to participate.
On the 13th (Korean time), Ram attended the official press conference for the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total prize money of 20 million dollars) held at Harbortown Golf Links in Hilton Header, South Carolina, USA. , I plan to wear both the green jacket and the red check jacket (RBC Heritage) and take it home.”
No player has won the Masters and RBC Heritage competitions consecutively since 1985, when Bernhard Langer (Germany) wore the Masters’ green jacket and the RBC Heritage red jacket in a row.
Usually, top players take a break before and after major tournaments, including the Masters, the PGA Championship in May, the US Open in June, and the Open Championship in July. This is because the course setting in major competitions is more difficult than in general competitions, and there are many things to pay attention to, so it is physically and mentally exhausting. Among the current Masters champions, Ram is the first player to directly compete in this tournament since Jordan Spieth (USA) in 2015.
Ram, who has already won 4 wins this season and returned to world No. 1, promised victory as always, saying, “If I endure the first and second rounds well, I will be on the right track in the weekend games.”
This tournament is a ‘special tournament’ designated by the PGA Tour this season, and the total prize money of the previous year increased from $8 million to $20 million. Defending champion Spieth took home $1.44 million last year, and this year’s winner more than doubles to $3.6 million.
Seven out of 10 men’s golf world rankings, 28 out of the top 30 FedEx Cup points, and 19 out of 20 winners on the PGA Tour this season,안전놀이터excluding Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), will all be on the field.
Among the ‘Big 3’, Lam and Scotty Scheffler (USA) threw their votes. Defending Masters champion Schaeffler marked this event as his 100th on the PGA Tour.
Sports bettors bet on Lahm and Schaeffler as the winners of this tournament. They recorded odds of 8.5 to 1.