RAHMBO’S RETURN

Jon Rahm’s brilliant DP World Tour Championship bow last November was almost lost in the battle within the battle as Justin Rose took Tommy Fleetwood to the wire on Earth for the overall Race to Dubai title. But how good was the Spaniard’s DPWTC debut - 69-68-65-67 for a 269 aggregate – on a layout other big names took much longer to learn; it was certainly impressive when you consider he’d just been confirmed as Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Rahm has gone on to win his first PGA Tour title and a third European Tour title – the Open de España – and beat tired Tiger Woods 2&1 in a memorable Ryder Cup debut. Don’t be surprised if Rahm, who celebrates his 24th birthday on the Saturday preceding the season decider, joins Henrik Stenson as just the second backto-back champion.