{"id":678307,"date":"2026-07-07T10:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/678307\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:21:15","slug":"rahm-winning-in-scotland-would-be-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/678307\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahm: winning in Scotland would be &#8216;special&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Rahm looked forward to the Genesis Scottish Open and playing against a \u201cworld-class\u201d field after his disappointment in the recent US Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spanish-born golfer (pictured) feels his game is in good shape going into the 72-hole event at The Renaissance Club near North Berwick and has put a lapse during the second round of the US Open behind him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That lapse meant he missed the cut zone on plus six and the 31-year-old admitted that mistakes he made were entirely down to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They cost him dear at Shinnecock Hills but the former Arizona State University student confirmed he will not work on anything specific in practice before the action starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the shots the former world No 1 will play here in East Lothian will be \u201csituation based\u201d he said and he descried the East Lothian course as being similar to what he remembers on his previous visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had only played the back nine holes on the par-71 course before appearing before the media and added: \u201cIt (the course) looks a lot healthier (than it was on his last visit) and with more and more events it will get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing links golf was an ideal way of preparing for The Open and he added: \u201cThat is why so many come to the Scottish Open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahm admitted that he has never played nearby courses like Muirfield, North Berwick and Gullane, something he would like to do long-term, but, asked about the strong field at The Renaissance, he said: \u201cYou are playing with a world-class field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winning here on Scottish soil would be \u201csomething special\u201d remembering where golf comes from and joining the list of big names who have won here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2026\/07\/rahm-winning-in-scotland-would-be-special\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783419675_689_pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2026\/07\/rahm-winning-in-scotland-would-be-special\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" 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