Jon Rahm thinks a first FedEx Cup title at this week’s Tour Championship would cap an excellent season after setting his sights on overhauling Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Rory McIlroy who are above him in the standings.
Rahm is making his seventh consecutive appearance at the East Lake season finale – the joint longest active streak among the elite 30-man field. However, he is still chasing his first FedEx Cup title.
That’s something he hopes to address this week. Speaking ahead of the tournament, Rahm said: “It’s already been a great year and to cap it off winning the FedEx Cup would be absolutely incredible.
“It would be something that very few players have done – win multiple tournaments, a Major and the FedEx Cup. So I’m hoping I can be the one that can etch his name next to that.”
Last year, Rahm finished on 11-under at the tournament, helped by a second round of 63, and he admits it’s an event he enjoys. He continued: “It’s always great to be back. It means that you’ve had a really good year. It’s a very select group of people that get to enjoy playing this golf course. To me, it’s one of the favourite tournaments that we play all year.
“It’s a great quality golf course. It’s always in great shape, even the years we’ve had quite a bit of rain. So I’m looking forward to it, looking forward to hopefully winning my first FedEx Cup. I’ve been close in the past and I’ve played good here.
Among Rahm’s achievements in 2023 have been his maiden Masters title, and victories in four other tournaments, including the Genesis Invitational. He admitted becoming FedEx Cup champion would be a fitting way to end the season.
Jon Rahm with the trophy after winning the Genesis Invitational earlier this year
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He said: “There’s a difference to being the FedEx Cup champion, just because you earned your spot to this week, and then to just be able to finish it off, right? It feels like it’s more than just one week. It’s a culmination of a whole year in these last three weeks in a row. So it has a little bit of a different, special feel to it.”
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