THE 152ND OPEN

July 21, 2024

Jon Rahm

Mixed Zone

Q. Jon, you were 4-under through 7. Were you thinking at that point, if I can keep it going --

JON RAHM: No. I thought you were going to say something else.

I wanted to keep it going, yes. 4-under, I thought if I could get close to lowest round of the week, which was 6-under, it would have been a great round of golf. That back nine, once you turned into that left-to-right wind, it wasn't helping as much as it has the last few days. It's a little bit longer.

Played good, just didn't strike those iron shots good enough to give myself good birdie looks. I had a lot of long putts for birdie, and then the few closer ones that I had I didn't make. But I did make two really lengthy par putts on the last two holes, so it all evens out.

The one thing I keep thinking about all week is the fact that I didn't birdie a single par-5, which I can't remember the last time I played good golf, possibly finished top 10, and not birdied a single par-5. In fact, I played them 3-over par. That's where I think basically where the tournament might have been for me.

Q. Why do you think that is?

JON RAHM: If I could pick when I hit bad shots or good ones, I'd probably choose some different spots. But it's just luck of the draw.

Q. In the 10 major rounds, I think you're even par on the par-5s this year --

JON RAHM: I have no idea. Well, Augusta in the wind conditions, those par-5s is not easy. PGA I played two rounds and played terrible. The same applies to this week. Even the ones at times I had a chance, I just didn't make the putts. I had about three or four putts inside 10 feet and didn't make either of them, and then on Friday hit it in the water off the tee on 16.

I don't think there's anything specific. You can maybe argue a couple of bad decisions off the tee, but it's mainly either the wrong swing at the wrong time or just not making the putts or just unfortunate situations. That's all.

Q. The putt on 8, about ten feet --

JON RAHM: I thought I made it on 8. It took a little bit longer to break. But just the fact that I left myself right of the pin somehow there, an uphill really good roll, it just didn't go in.