Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 6 Episode 9 With US Open Champion Jon Rahm
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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 6 Episode 9 With US Open Champion Jon Rahm

A volatile and hyper-competitive Spaniard in the mode of Seve Ballesteros, Jose Marie Olazabal, and Sergio Garcia, coming off a heartbreaking forced withdrawal because of COVID-19 Symptoms, after leading by six shots in the Memorial Tournament, Jon Rahm, embracing newfound humility, perseverance, patience, and a new son, wins the 121st United States Open Championship in historic fashion on Fathers Day, at the storied Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California.

A closing 67, matching the lowest round of the tournament, makes the 26-year old the first golfer from Spain to win a United States Golf Association Championship, something never achieved in the long history of USGA events and cements his place in Spanish Golf lore.

A stat-studded leaderboard on Sunday comprising many of the top ranked players in the world all took their shots at Rahm and the fabled South course at Torrey, only to fall back and falter on the back nine Sunday.

Only Louis Oosthuizen, coming off a second-place at the PGA last month could stay in the chase. he closed with a 71 to claim his sixth runner-up finish in major championships.

Harris English finished three strokes back to claim third.

Defending Champion Bryson DeChambeau, trying to become only the forth player since World War II to win consecutive titles, finished nine strokes back of Rahm.

With his 2-month-old son, Kepa and his wife Kelly greeting him on the finishing hole, Jon Rahm could not have had a better Fathers Day Gift than our National Championship.

I sat in on his final interview at the completion of play.

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Jeff Waters, MBA, is a PGA Master Professional and the President/CEO of Rocky Mountain Golf Enterprises, a Utah-licensed and registered corporation that uses golf as a marketing tool. With over fifty years of experience in the golf industry, Jeff has worn many hats in diverse roles, including as a player, teacher, Head Professional, administrator, and small business owner. Jeff's extensive background includes ten years as a competitive player, ten years as a Head Golf Professional, overseeing the entire golf course operation, three years as the Director of Player Development for Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, managing, directing, and supervising multiple golf course programs, and over thirty years as a golf coach and instructor at Rocky Mountain Golf Academy, teaching the game. His elite professional status as a fully trained and certified PGA Master Professional highlights his commitment to the sport. This prestigious designation is merited by a small and exclusive group of Golf Professionals worldwide. This wealth of experience in both the sport and business of golf has established Jeff as a highly skilled and knowledgeable expert and one of America's most qualified and accomplished Golf Professionals. In addition to his practical experience, Jeff has a robust academic background, including a BS in Political Science from the University of Utah, graduate studies in Economics and Commercial Recreation, at that school, and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has also taught undergraduate courses at the University of Utah's College of Health and served as an adjunct professor at Granite Peaks Community School. As a well-known media personality, Jeff's versatility in the golf industry is evident through his work as a celebrated broadcast journalist and radio host. He has traveled extensively nationwide, announcing major sporting events at arenas, ballparks, stadiums, and golf courses for national media outlets and syndicated on the Rocky Mountain Golf Radio Network. A member of the Golf Writers Association of America, Jeff regularly contributes editorial pieces to national print publications and has authored multiple books, essays, and short stories. His work has appeared in numerous domestic and regional periodicals and magazines, such as Utah Golf News, Rocky Mountain Golfer, Golf Today, Utah Fairways, Jackson Hole Golf News, and Utah Golf Magazine. He has also contributed to blogs, podcasts, internet forums, and his website at www.jeffgolfguy.com. Jeff's unwavering dedication and service to the golf industry continue to inspire others, underscoring his deep commitment and affection for the sport, business, and recreation of golf.