the basque golfer jon rahmbright winner of the Augusta Mastersthe second great of his professional career, has regained number one in the world rankings, by beating the American Scottie Scheffler and the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy.

The victory in Augusta places him at the top of the world list with an average of 10.86 points, compared to Scheffler’s 10.56, tenth this Sunday, and McIlroy’s 8.78, who failed to make the cut after the second day.

On March 13, Scheffler had taken number one from Rahm, after winning The Players, a tournament from which Barrika’s had to withdraw due to gastroenteritis; he now he gets it back in style.

rahm also leads the classification of the FedExCup, the table of the American circuitafter his fourth win of the course, with 2631 points, with Scheffler also second, with 1844, and Max Homa third with 1801.

In addition, the Biscayan has managed to be the first European golfer to win the Augusta Masters and the US Open (he did it in 2021): “It’s hard for me to believe it, and it’s an honor”, he said, around it, while acknowledging, after his triumph, that it was still difficult for him to think about the consequences of his achievement, among which is the right to play at Augusta for the rest of his life.

Source: Eitb

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