The drama was more than Jon Rahm wanted. The result was what he always imagined, becoming the No. 1 player in the world Sunday with a victory in the Memorial.
All that mattered was that fist-bump — not a handshake — with Jack Nicklaus, and taking his place along his idol Seve Ballesteros as the only Spaniards to reach No. 1 in the world.
With the penalty _ Rahm had no idea it was an issue after his round, but accepted the penalty when he saw a video that zoomed in close on the ball _ he finished at 9-under 279 for his 10th career victory, fourth on the PGA Tour. Rahm looked to be playing a different course. He played bogey-free on the front nine with birdies on the two par 5s. That put him eight shots clear on his way to No. 1.He yanked his tee shot into a creek on the par-5 11th, and that was a bigger problem based on how hard he slammed the club into the ground in a pique of anger. He made double bogey. Palmer made birdie on the 12th, and then Rahm made another bogey from the bunker on the 14th.
Woods, in his first competition since Feb. 16 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, shot 76 and tied for 40th.
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