Golfer Rahm makes it a ‘ perfect’ match
St. Louis: Spaniard Jon Rahm spent more time talking about his recent engagement to long- time girlfriend Kelley Cahill than his opening- round two- under par 68 at the PGA Championship.
The world number seven met Cahill, a women’s golfer, when they were both studying at Arizona State University. He proposed before the US Open in June with a ring he designed himself.
“I was 100 per cent sure she was going to say yes. I wasn’t nervous much,” Rahm said. “The only worry I had was to make the day as perfect as possible. I got lucky that it turned out pretty perfect.”
He had some ring help from the wife of fellow pro golfer Brian Stuard, who is a jeweller.
“Kelley was talking to her. She knew what Kelley wanted, but I had my own ideas,” Rahm said. “Basically, with her help, I designed the ring. She wanted to pick the diamond, but I knew what I wanted.
“I designed what’s around the ring. It’s supposed to look like a crown and an engraving inside. I had a big part in it. It wasn’t exactly what she wanted, but she loves it. It’s a little more personal like that.”
Rahm said being engaged doesn’t feel greatly different since they have been together for so long.
“We started dating in college. We moved in after six months, and we’ve been living together for two years already,” he said.
“I think we acted and both felt like a married couple already. We felt like being official in that sense, so it really hasn’t changed much.”
No wedding dates or plans are set just yet but don’t look for nuptials any weekends of golf majors.
“We decided that for the first six months to pretty much the end of the year, we were not going to think about it too much, just enjoy the process,” Rahm said.
“It’s not like we have spare time as golfers to do it whenever.
“So we want to make sure we like the location and the time.
“Both families living so far apart, when they’re able to make it. It’s a lot of details when you have two different families on two different continents.”
— AFP