Jon Rahm Jokingly Blames NFL Player Zach Ertz for First Hole Four-Putt at Masters

Jon Rahm didn’t have an ideal start to the Masters. On the first hole of the tournament on Thursday, the Spain native four-putted for double bogey.

Needless to say, Rahm's recovery was swift and complete. He ended the first round seven-under, tied with Norway's Viktor Hovland and United States' Brooks Koepka for first place. When Koepka collapsed on Sunday, Rahm powered to a three-under final round and his first Masters title.

Then, and only then, was Rahm able to look back and laugh at a Thursday text from friend and Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz.

“He sent me a text, and I'm gonna paraphrase, that said ‘That first green is looking like a walk in the park right now’ 10 minutes before I four-putted to start the tournament,” Rahm said to laughter in his victory speech. “So thank you Zach. Don't ever do that again, please.”

Ertz was a good sport about the ribbing, pledging on Twitter to do whatever it takes to help his friend build on his pair of major victories.