Jon Rahm closed with a 7-under 65 on Sunday at Portstewart Golf Club to capture the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open by six strokes over Richie Ramsay (65) and Matthew Southgate (66).
Rahm posted two eagles and five birdies during his final round to finish at 24-under-par, a new tournament record.
It is the young Spaniards second win in just his 25th start as a Tour professional. In February the former world No. 1 amateur won the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
David Drysdale posted a course-record 63 to finish at 17-under-par, tied for fourth, alongside Justin Rose (68), Ryan Fox (68) and Daniel Im (72).
As part of the Open qualifying series, Drysdale, Ramsay, and Fox secured the the three invites available for next week’s British Open at Royal Birkdale.
The win netted Rahm $1.166 million and will reportedly move the former ASU star to No. 8 in next week’s world rankings.
On Twitter
Thank You to all the fans in Northern Ireland this week. You all were tremendous. Thank you to @McIlroyRory for being a great host.
— Jon Rahm Rodriguez (@JonRahmpga) July 9, 2017
Welcome to the Irish Open winners club @JonRahmpga.Good to see another Spanish win! Primera victoria @EuropeanTour en Irlanda? Eso me suena?
— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) July 9, 2017
Top 10
1 Jon Rahm -24
T2 Matthew Southgate -18
T2 Richie Ramsay -18
T4 Justin Rose -17
T4 David Drysdale -17
T4 Daniel Im -17
T4 Ryan Fox -17
T8 Julien Quesne -16
T8 Benjamin Hebert -16
T10 Tommy Fleetwood -15
T10 Oliver Fisher -15
T10 Hideto Tanihara -15
13 Bradley Dredge -14
T14 Peter Uihlein -13
Rahm’s Winning Scorecard
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— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 9, 2017
Rahm’s Record-Setting Highlights
The best of @JonRahmPGA's #DDFIrishOpen winning 65 in 3 minutes.#RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/Bhl7MVOvFo
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 9, 2017
The Interview
"It feels amazing to be a @EuropeanTour winner!" pic.twitter.com/V2fINCITHs
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 9, 2017
Quotable
“Well, it’s really hard to explain right now. I know the trophy is right next to me and my name is going to be there for ever now, but it seems hard to believe that it’s happened. It’s kind of somewhat surreal. It’s hard to explain. I just look at it and I see Nick Faldo, I see Jose Maria Olazabal, I see Nick Faldo again, I see Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Seve. That’s a great list of great — and greatest European Tour players ever, and to have my name next to it, and the last one, Rory McIlroy, it’s so special. Not just to win this event but to win it at the place I just won it, Portstewart, great golf course, with the fans supporting me better than I’ve ever seen anybody support me. It’s been unbelievable.”
–Jon Rahm
Final Scores
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Portstewart Golf Club | Londonderry, Northern Ireland | July 9, 2017
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