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2019 Spain’s Jon Rahm Wins Dubai

10th,

July

| Duty Free Irish Open
EXAMINER pain’s Jon Rahm over- Rock also secured a place in

a
turned
the year’s final major with a
five-shot
IRISH Sdeficit with a brilliant tie for fourth with fellow
final round of 62 to claim
Englishman Eddie Pepperell
his second Dubai Duty
and Spain’s Rafa Cabrera
Free Irish Open title in Bello.
three years. Paul Waring secured the
Rahm fired an eagle, eight final berth at Royal
birdies and two bogeys at Portrush thanks to a birdie
Lahinch to finish 16 under on the last in a closing 66.
par, two shots clear of Cabrera Bello had surged
England’s Andy Sullivan and into a three-shot lead with
Bernd Wiesberger, the three birdies in the first five
Austrian having the consola- holes, but started the back
tion of qualifying for the nine with four bogeys in six
upcoming Open holes as Rahm piled on the
Championship. pressure.
Overnight leader Robert After covering the front
nine in 31, Rahm birdied the “I knew I had to do some-
10th and holed from 25 feet thing amazing today to have
for an eagle on the 12th a chance and that eagle on
before recovering from a 12 got me going.
bogey on the next with “My target was 15 under
birdies on the 14th, 15th and I never thought I’d get
and 17th. to 16 under without a birdie
“I keep saying I love this on the last but I’m definite-
tournament, I love the ly thrilled with the back
country, I love the people,” nine.
said Rahm, who played the “I think Seve (Ballesteros)
last 36 holes in 14 under is the only Spanish player to
after a 64 on Saturday. “I have won this event twice so
feel like I’m at home every it’s very special to add my
time I come here. name to the trophy again.” C
“I keep saying I love

this tournament, I love

the country, I love the

people. I feel like I’m

at home every time I

come here.”

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