Jon Rahm stated Wednesday that he’s “feeling good” and has recovered sufficient from an an infection in his left foot to compete this week on the LIV occasion in Nashville.
“I really feel able to stroll and hit it,” he instructed reporters. “I haven’t been in a position to do a lot. It doesn’t take a lot for me to really feel able to compete.”
Rahm withdrew final week from the U.S. Open due to the ache attributable to the damage. The Spaniard additionally pulled out of the LIV occasion in Houston earlier this month, then determined he couldn’t go on the yr’s third main after arriving on-site at Pinehurst sporting a flip-flop on his injured left foot.
“The principle cause for the withdrawal the final two occasions was the an infection I had and simply to be precautionary towards not making it worse and seeing what steps I can take to forestall that from occurring sooner or later,” he stated at The Grove. “The wound remains to be there. I’m not going to indicate any graphic photos, but it surely’s nonetheless there. It’s manageable now. I’m not going to essentially make it worse.”
Rahm has had an underwhelming season thus far in 2024, tying for 45th on the Masters, lacking the reduce on the PGA Championship after which lacking the occasion completely on the U.S. Open due to the foot situation. He additionally hasn’t gained on the LIV circuit, a yr after he gained 4 instances worldwide and was constantly among the many high three gamers on this planet.
Resigned to the sofa final weekend because the U.S. Open performed out, Rahm stated DeChambeau’s up-and-down from the bunker on Pinehurst’s 18th gap will go down as probably the greatest photographs in main championship historical past.
“I assumed he confirmed so much,” Rahm stated, “and the way a lot he’s modified himself in the previous few years and to listen to him discuss it was fairly inspiring. I feel it’s nice for all of us, and nice for LIV Golf to see him do this as properly.”
Rahm additionally thought that the announcers “severely underplayed” the break on Rory McIlroy’s 4-foot par putt on the 72nd gap. The putt slid throughout the outlet on the low facet, and the bogey left him a shot out of a playoff. It was the newest crushing loss in a serious for McIlroy, who left with out talking to reporters.
“One of many issues that completely burned me was [the on-course reporter] severely underplayed how troublesome Rory’s putt on 18 was,” Rahm stated. “When he stated it’s a left-center putt, should you hit that putt left-center and miss the outlet, you’re off the inexperienced due to how a lot slope there’s. You would see Rory aiming not less than a cup left from 3 toes. They severely underplayed how troublesome that putt was. Severely.”
After this week’s LIV occasion, Rahm could have one closing tuneup – the July 12-14 LIV match at Valderrama – earlier than the Open Championship at Royal Troon.
