Jon Rahm Snapping at Spectator During the Open Championship Doesn’t Sit Well with Golf Fans: “This Guy Cries Every Week”

Jon Rahm would unleash on a fan during the Open Championship after getting distracted by some noise during his backswing on the 10th hole.

Jon Rahm Snapping at Spectator During the Open Championship Doesn’t Sit Well with Golf Fans: “This Guy Cries Every Week”

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In the opening round of the 153rd Open Championship, Jon Rahm found himself getting distracted by some noise from a spectator at the Royal Portrush. The 2-time major champion would later snap at the fan which was something that did not sit well with the fans on social media.

After making five pars to start the round, Rahm would make two straight birdies on the 6th and 7th holes. Following two more pars at the 8th and 9th hole, the Spanish international ended the front nine with a 2-under par score.

On the par-4 10th hole, Rahm found himself in a tough moment. After his tee shot ended up in the rough, the LIV Golfer would turn towards the spectators and seemed livid. He expressed that one of the spectators would whistle while he was in his backswing, which seemingly distracted him.

Really? Whistling? Right, great time. Right on my backswing. Very smart, whoever it was.

Jon Rahm said

Rahm ended up making a bogey on that hole. He would bogey the 11th hole as well and saw his score fall to even par. The former World No.1 proceeded to birdie the 14th hole and finished the day with a 1-under par score.

This is not the first time Rahm has lost his cool during the Open Championship. After having an unlucky break in the opening round, the golfer would blast the media for getting in his way. Rahm

Social media reacts to Jon Rahm losing his cool at the Open Championship

Jon Rahm was not pleased with a fan on Thursday. The 30-year-old was not happy with a shot from him after he got distracted from some whistles.

Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm (Image via Imago)

This incident would later go viral on social media. Him snapping at the fan for getting distracted was something that did not sit well with golf fans on X.

Several users would take a swipe at him. One user wrote, “This guy cries every week” while blasting Rahm for his actions towards the spectator.

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Rahm eventually ended the day being placed T20. The Legion XIII captain’s best performance in this tournament came in 2023, when he finished as the runner-up to Brian Harman at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course.

Jon Rahm later admitted he had a “bad swing” on the 10th hole after venting out on a fan

Jon Rahm would lose his cool and vent out his frustrations towards a fan after getting distracted by some noise on the 10th hole. Following the round, the golfer admitted that he had a “bad swing” on that hole.

Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm (Image via Imago)

While speaking with the reporters after the round, the LIV Golf star also expressed that he probably used that moment (the fan whistling and him snapping) to let out any tension he was holding in.

I know they’re not doing it on purpose. It just seemed like somebody trying to get a hold of someone for whatever it is. It was bad timing. I think I just used the moment to let out any tension I had in me. To be honest, it probably didn’t affect as much as I made it sound like. It was a bad swing as well. Just a difficult hole.

Jon Rahm said in the post-round conference

Rahm entered this tournament following another runner-up finish on LIV Golf this past Sunday. In his home country of Spain, the golfer finished one shot behind the winner, Talor Gooch, in the LIV Golf Andalucia event.

The Spaniard is yet to win this year. However, he has been one of the top performers from the LIV Golf league in the major championships. He, along with his Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton, is the only player from LIV Golf to make the cut in all 3 majors so far.

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