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Jon Rahm’s Very Dramatic Reaction to a Good Shot at U.S. Open Led to Lots of  Jokes

This actually went well for the No. 2 player in the world.
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Jon Rahm’s Very Dramatic Reaction to a Good Shot at U.S. Open Led to Lots of  Jokes
Jon Rahm’s Very Dramatic Reaction to a Good Shot at U.S. Open Led to Lots of  Jokes

Jon Rahm is one of the more emotional golfers on the PGA Tour, and he’s seemingly unafraid to let fans know how he feels while competing in a tournament.

That was true again during Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Open at the famed Los Angeles Country Club. The No. 2 player in the world hit what was a nearly perfect tee shot on the difficult par-4 sixth hole, but if you saw his immediate reaction to it, you would have thought things went horribly wrong. 

Things didn’t go wrong at all, though—the tee shot found the middle of the fairway, and he later two-putted for par.

This reaction was priceless: 

Fans loved it: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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