Jon Rahm just four back at Phoenix Open
1/31/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
Spain's top-ranked amateur and Arizona State junior Jon Rahm shot 66 on Saturday to move into a tie for fifth at TPC Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jon Rahm, a junior from
Arizona State, shot a five-under 66 on Saturday
at TPC Scottsdale and after making the cut at
the PGA TOUR's Waste Management Phoenix
Open, Spain's top-ranked amateur has a shot to
win.
Rahm is just a stroke out of second place, which is held by Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka, and Zach Johnson, while Martin Laird holds first place by three shots.
FRIDAY'S RECAP: Jon Rahm makes cut at Phoenix Open
Rahm made seven birdies on moving day, including two in the final four holes to reach the top-five after a bogey on 14 dropped him back outside the top-10.
Rahm will try on Sunday to become the first amateur to win a PGA TOUR event since fellow Sun Devil Phil Mickelson did it way back in 1991 at the Northern Telecom Open, a tournament which eventually became the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, ending in 2006.
Rahm is just a stroke out of second place, which is held by Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka, and Zach Johnson, while Martin Laird holds first place by three shots.
FRIDAY'S RECAP: Jon Rahm makes cut at Phoenix Open
Rahm made seven birdies on moving day, including two in the final four holes to reach the top-five after a bogey on 14 dropped him back outside the top-10.
Rahm will try on Sunday to become the first amateur to win a PGA TOUR event since fellow Sun Devil Phil Mickelson did it way back in 1991 at the Northern Telecom Open, a tournament which eventually became the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, ending in 2006.
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