The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Rookie of year Rahm’s major craving
Jon Rahm is now seeking the “magic formula” to major success after joining the illustrious list of winners of the European Tour’s rookie-of-the-year award.
Rahm turned professional in June 2016 and only joined the tour ahead of the WGC-Mexico championship in March but finished third that week and lost out to Dustin Johnson in the final of the WGC-Dell Technologies match play on his next start.
The 23-year-old then won the Irish Open by six shots in June and enjoyed a strong end to the PGA Tour season, finishing in the top seven in all four FedEx Cup play-off events.
“Never in a million years would I have expected what I’ve done this year,” said Rahm, who joins the likes of Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabal, Colin Montgom-