Jon Rahm is a Spanish professional golfer who holds the record of being the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 60 weeks.
He is best known as the second best professional golfer in the world after winning the CareerBuilder Challenge in January of 2018.
The professional golfer was born on November 10, 1994, in Barrika, Basque Country, Spain. Jon Rahm is the son of Angela Rahm and Edorta Rahm. He is Spanish. His birth sign is Scorpio. His birth name is Jon Rahm Rodríguez, he was raised in Spain. He has a brother called Eric Rahm. He moved to the US attended the Arizona State University, a Public University in Tempe, Arizona He didn’t know how to speak a word in English and this impacted on his studies during his few months at the University. He, however, taught himself English by memorizing American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools” and Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie”.
Jon attended Arizona State University, a Public University in Tempe, Arizona, US.
Jon has managed to get an impressive career in golf. His career was already taking shape when He moved to the US to attend Arizona State University where he was a member of the golf team there and managed to win a total of 11 tournaments. From that time Jon Rahm started to make a name for himself in the world of golf. In 2014 he won the first place in the edition of Eisenhower Trophy. One of his biggest achievements is that he managed to stay on top of the list of amateur golf for 60 weeks in total.
He won two Ben Hogan Awards in a row, something that was never done before by anyone in 2015 and 2016. After that, in 2016 Jon Rahm stepped into professional golfing. His first professional golfing was Quickens Loans National where he came third in the tournament. This opened him the door into the US Open. He also competed in the Canadian Open where he managed to receive Special Temporary Membership that lasted until the end of the season. Until the end of 2016, he acquired enough points to get a PGA Tour for the next year.
In 2017 he started out great. He won the Farmers Insurance Open tournament in January of that year, his first PGA Tour title. After that he continued to have great success in 2017 is several tournaments that got him a spot in the top 10 of the world ranking list. In 2018, he ended up being the runner up of the Sentry Tournament of Champions that was held in Hawaii. But in the same month, he got his second PGA Tournament by winning the CareerBuilder Challenge. That got him to be the number 2 on the world list. On 28 April 2019, Rahm won the Zurich Classic on the PGA Tour with partner Ryan Palmer.
Jon Rahm is currently in a relationship with Kelley Cahill. Cahill is Rahm's longtime girlfriend who he has been together with since his college years as both of them attended the Arizona State University. The two have yet to get married but are currently living together happily. There no any reported relationships of Jon before.
John Rah is estimated to have the net worth value of $3 million as of 2019. As a golfer on the rise, he has made huge money in tournament earnings but is also sponsored by various companies the likes of which include Rolex. He is a car collector and is loyal to the Mercedes Benz brand.
John Rahm is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighs 220 lb (100 kg). His other information is not yet available.
One of his biggest achievements is that he managed to stay on top of the list of amateur golf for 60 weeks in total. He won two Ben Hogan Awards in a row, something that was never done before by no golfer which was in 2015 and 2016. Rahm also owns three PGA Tour victories.
Jon learned English through rap music
Rahm’s Girlfriend, Kelley Cahill, Is a Former Javelin Thrower at Arizona State.
Rahm Is the Only Two-Time Winner of the Ben Hogan Award.
During his college days, Jon won 11 college tournaments for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Rahm’s Father Encouraged Him to Move From Spain to Play Golf in America.
He considers Spanish professional golfer Seve Ballesteros as his major influence and idol.
Since the introduction of the Open de Espana in 1972, he is the 6th Spanish winner of the European Tour.