Jon Rahm | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jon Rahm Rodríguez |
Nickname | Rahmbo |
Born | 10 November 1994 Barrika, Biscay, Spain |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
Sporting nationality | Spain |
Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Spouse |
Kelley Cahill (m. 2019) |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
College | Arizona State University |
Turned professional | 2016 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour LIV Golf |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour[1] |
Professional wins | 22 |
Highest ranking | 1 (19 July 2020)[2] (52 weeks) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 11 |
European Tour | 10 |
LIV Golf | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
Masters Tournament | Won: 2023 |
PGA Championship | T4: 2018 |
U.S. Open | Won: 2021 |
The Open Championship | T2: 2023 |
Achievements and awards | |
(For a full list of awards, see here) |
Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer from the Basque Country. He was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a then record 60 weeks and later became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first achieving that rank after winning the Memorial Tournament in July 2020.[3] In June 2021, Rahm became the first Spanish golfer to win the U.S. Open.[4] In 2023, he won the Masters Tournament, his second major championship. On 7 December 2023, Rahm announced that he was joining LIV Golf.[5] In 2024, he was ranked the world's second highest-paid athlete by Forbes.[6]