Jon Rahm on Olympics choke: “More painful than I would like it to be”

When Jon Rahm made the turn to Le Golf National’s back nine on Sunday, he looked well on his way to bringing a gold medal home to his native Spain.

He shot a front-nine 31, a five-under par score that helped him separate himself from the rest of the field. Another birdie followed at the par-4 10th, and suddenly, Rahm sat at 20-under par, holding a four-shot lead and in full command of the Olympics.

And then he three-putted, missing a five-footer for par on the par-3 11th. He went on to completely unravel from there. Rahm bogeyed the 12th and then made a mess of things on the

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