Jon Rahm Had a Priceless Reaction to His Lucky Break at Genesis Invitational

You know what they say: It takes a little bit of luck to win on the PGA Tour. It may only be the second round of the Genesis Invitational, but Jon Rahm got a break fit for a champion on Riviera’s 17th hole.

The miraculous bounce came as a result of Rahm’s second shot into the 604-yard par-5. From 270 yards out, Rahm launched a fairway wood at the green, but the shot drifted significantly to the right.

The Spaniard’s ball was perhaps 20 yards off line, but so was a set of grandstands set up for spectators. The shot ricocheted off of the temporary structure, gently bounced a few times in the rough and trickled onto the putting surface, coming to rest just three feet and eight inches away from the hole.

When the golf gods are on your side, you have to cherish it, and that’s exactly what the world No. 3 did.

Jon Rahm catches an incredible break off the grandstand on 17! 😅

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Rahm hung his head in disbelief at the result of what he surely considered to be a very poor swing. All Rahm could do was laugh and appreciate the lucky break for what it was.

“I just couldn’t believe that the angles happened to work out that way,” Rahm said on Golf Channel later Friday.

The former U.S. Open champion went on to sink the short putt for an eagle, moving him to a tie for the lead with Max Homa, who sits at 10-under par for the tournament. On the 18th hole, however, Rahm didn’t get any help from inanimate objects, and walked away with a bogey after missing the green to the left.

Rahm sits at 9-under par for the tournament and looks to capture his third win in five starts as he heads into the weekend.

“Listen, sometimes grandstands help,” he said in an interview Friday on Golf Channel. Rahm added, “To an extent, it’s almost embarrassing to have that short of an eagle putt on such a hard hole.”

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