Jon Rahm’s nationality is Spanish. However, he born on November 10, 1994, has a distinguished career in the game.
He holds the record for 60 weeks at the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Eventually, in July 2020, after winning the Memorial Tournament, he rose to the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking.
In June 2021, Rahm extended his winning streak by winning the U.S. Open and becoming the first golfer from Spain to do it.
He firmly established himself as one of the best golfers in the world with this triumph.
Early life & Nationality
Born on November 10, 1994, in Barrika, Basque Country, Spain, Jon Rahm has Spanish nationality.
Rahm competed for Spain at various levels during his amateur career and was a member of squads that won the 2011 European Boys’ Team Championship and the 2014 European Amateur Team Championship. In 2014, he also served as the individual leader of the Eisenhower Trophy.
Rahm attended Arizona State University on a golf scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
He finished second in school history with 11 victories in college golf competitions while attending the university.
Rahm became the first player to win the Ben Hogan Award twice for his outstanding game in 2015 and 2016.
As the top amateur golfer in 2015, he also received the Mark H. McCormack Medal, which entitled him to the Open Championship and U.S. Open the following year.
Rahm made his professional debut in 2016 after placing lowest amateur at the U.S. Open, tied for 23rd at 7 over par.
By winning the Memorial Tournament in July 2020, he rose to the top of the official global golf rankings, continuing his ascent in the game.
In June 2021, he made history by being the first golfer from Spain to win the U.S. Open.
Professional Career
Jon Rahm went pro after winning the U.S. Open, giving up his exemption for the 2016 Open Championship.
The next week, he made his professional debut at Quicken Loans National. He tied for third after taking the lead for the first two rounds.
He qualified for The Open thanks to his performance because it was a part of the Open Qualification Series.
Rahm also tied for second place in the RBC Canadian Open. As a result, he was granted Special Temporary Member status for the rest of the season and eventually earned enough non-member points to qualify for the PGA Tour for 2017.
Rahm’s 60-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole of the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2017 gave him his first PGA Tour victory.
With this victory, he moved up the Official World Golf Ranking from 137 to 46 and gained entry into several prestigious competitions.
In March, he also tied for third place at the WGC-Mexico Tournament, two strokes behind champion Dustin Johnson.
Rahm kept up his outstanding play at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, where he advanced to the final before losing to Dustin Johnson.
All his round-robin matches were victories, and he carried that momentum into the semifinals and quarters when he faced Johnson again to decide the winner.
Rahm battled back after falling behind by five after eight holes to finish one shot behind Johnson and earn a new career-high global ranking of the fourteenth.
