Jon Rahm is a total heater, plain and simple.
The 28-year old has won four of six of his last six events. He also won his last two starts at the PGA Tour last week’s American Express, and the season-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions two months prior. Rahm, this week at Torrey Pines San Diego, is trying to score a rare three-peat.
Rahm could win again, making it the 19th consecutive Tour start for a player since 1997. Wait, what is so unusual about something that has happened 18 times in less than 26 years? Justin Ray , statistics guru Justin Ray says that Tiger Woods is responsible for 14 of the 18 Trifectas.
The career of Tiger is incredible. However, the stats above show how exceptional Rahm’s current form. Scottie Scheffler won four in six starts last year, propelling him to the top of the world. He was named Player of the Year.
Rahm is currently No. Rahm, currently ranked No. 3 in the world has two wins and a T-4 at CJ Cup. Although it is a small sample, the Spaniard leads the Tour in greens regulation (81.02%), scoring an average of 68.89 and strokes gained from the tee (1.071).
How likely is Rahm to complete the historic three-peat? It’s a good chance considering that the Farmers was where Rahm won his first PGA Tour victory back in 2017. Rahm finished T-29 (2018) and T-5 (2019), 2 (2021), T-7 (2021), T-3 (2022) in the five starts after his win.
Don’t be surprised to see Rahm at the top of this week’s leaderboard. It’s just what he does right now.
