Spain’s Jon Rahm won his 87th Masters at Augusta National.
On his 66th birthday, 40 years after the late Seve Ballesteros won his second Masters title, Lahm joined the likes of Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olaza The fourth Spaniard to win at Augusta after Po and Sergio Garcia.
The 2021 U.S. Open champion closed with a 12-under 69, four shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and longtime leader Brooks Koepka.
“The history of the game is a big part of what I play and one of the reasons why I play, and Seve is one of those things,” said Rahm, whose father watched Ballesteros lead the European team to the 1997 LeBron 1997 tournament. Started golfing in Valderrama after winning the German Cup.
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“If it wasn’t for the ’97 Ryder Cup, which my dad and I have been talking about, we don’t know where I would be or where our family would be.
“For me to do it on the 40th anniversary of his victory, on his birthday, on Easter Sunday, means a lot.”
He continued: “Done it my way, an unusual par, very Seve par, it’s [unintentionally] To his testimony, I know he fought for me today.
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“This one’s for Seve. I knew he’d be there to help, and he did.”
Lahm was hugged by two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal behind the green on the 18th, while Sergio Garcia, the Spaniard who won the title for the fourth time in August 2017, was also on the 4th. Winning on 9th.
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“He said he hoped it was the first of many more,” Rahm added.
“We all mentioned things about Seve, and if it lasted another 10 seconds, I think we’d all be crying.
“I like to see history repeat itself because when Oli won his second Masters title in ’99, Sergio was down low. My first start was the year Sergio won. “