Entering round one of the U.S. Open on Thursday, rising golf star Jon Rahm had the fifth-best odds of winning the tournament. Thirty-six holes and 149 strokes later, however, Rahm is headed home, missing the cut after an up-and-down two days in Erin, Wisconsin.
Rahm shot a respectable 1-over par on Friday but carded three back-breaking bogeys that sealed his fate, and he was not happy about the writing on the wall. In the process of cooking up one of those bogeys on the par-5 14th, Rahm completely lost his cool, throwing and kicking his club after hitting into the thick fescue of Erin Hills. He also attempted to throw a bunker rake but failed, and it was all caught on camera.
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— Kevin Power (@KevinPower5) June 16, 2017
In case you were only watching the tv stream. Rahmbo!!!@NoLayingUp pic.twitter.com/g3HC6CmmFD
— Kevin Power (@KevinPower5) June 16, 2017
ESPN's Kevin Valkenburg was there and tweeted out the entire sequence in all its glory.
Was standing near Jon Rahm a minute ago when he:
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) June 16, 2017
1. Bellowed an F-Bomb
2. Slammed his wedge
3. Kicked it
4. Picked it up & slammed it again
After this, he:
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) June 16, 2017
5. Missed a 40 foot par putt
6. Thumped his putter hard on green
7. Tapped in for bogey
8. Punched the sign on 15 tee
9. After this, he birdied the next hole.
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) June 16, 2017
10. Tomahawked a 7-iron into the turf on 17 fairway after a meh approach.
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) June 16, 2017
Fortunately for Rahm, he has plenty of down time to reflect on what went wrong this week after missing the cut.
