PUERTO VALLARTA, MEX (SNN-TV) – World No. 2 golfer, Jon Rahm, didn’t fear the expectation of victory entering the final round of the Mexico Open.
Jon Rahm pulled out of a four-way tie with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole and then held on with pars for a 2-under 69 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Mexico Open.
Rahm won for the first time since the U.S. Open last summer at Torrey Pines, and the relief showed in the smile and the fist pump after tapping in for par on the 18th at Vidanta Vallarta.
Tony Finau and Brandon Wu each closed with a 63, while Kurt Kitayama birdied the final hole from a back bunker for a 68. They tied for second.
With the win, Rahm moves to sixth in the FedExCup standings.