Touching footage shows Jon Rahm falling into the arms of his wife Kelley in the wake of his catastrophic late collapse at the PGA Championship.
The Spaniard was in a share of the lead with nine holes to play of Sunday’s final round, only to finish seven shots off Scottie Scheffler at Quail Hollow.
Rahm gave himself hope with three birdies across the first 11 holes but his chances of winning a third major soon went up in flames.
The LIV Golf star finished the tournament with a bogey and two double bogeys – dropping five shots in three holes – to end up in a tie for eighth as Scheffler cruised to victory.
Following his round, Rahm was reunited with his wife at Quail Hollow. The couple, who married in 2019 and have three children together, shared a long hug as Rahm came to terms with his near-miss.
‘The last three holes, it’s a tough pill to swallow right now,’ he later admitted. ‘Pretty fresh wound right now.’
Jon Rahm felt into the arms of his wife after his catastrophic collapse at the PGA Championship
On Sunday, the LIV Golf star finished the tournament with a bogey and two double bogeys
Rahm and his wife Kelley, pictured in 2023, married in 2019 and have three children together
It was the first time that Rahm had been in serious contention to win a major since his triumph at the 2023 Masters at Augusta. He finished in a tie for seventh at last year’s Open Championship but was eight shots off winner Xander Schauffele.
‘I think it’s the first time I’ve been in position to win a major that close and haven’t done it,’ Rahm said.
‘The only times I think I’ve been in the lead in a major on a Sunday, I’ve been able to close it out, and this is a very different situation.’
But despite the ’embarrassment’, Rahm insisted that he needed to ‘get over himself’ and focus on his loved ones.
‘I’m going to get home maybe on time to get the kids to bed or not, I’m not sure. And to them, whatever I did today – win or lose – they don’t care. So that’s always a good perspective,’ he said.
‘I always like to go back a little bit on something that Charles Barkley likes to remind basketball players all the time. Like, I play golf for a living. It’s incredible.
‘Am I embarrassed a little bit about how I finished today? Yeah. But I just need to get over it, get over myself. It’s not the end of the world. It’s not like I’m a doctor or a first responder – somebody where if they have a bad day, truly bad things happen. So I’ll get over it, I’ll move on.
‘Again, there’s a lot more positive than negative to think about this week. I’m really happy I put myself in position and hopefully learn from this and give it another go in the US Open… it’s been a while since I had that much fun on a golf course.’
