Jon Rahm closed with a 7-under 65 on Sunday at Portstewart Golf Club to capture the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open by six strokes over Richie Ramsay (65) and Matthew Southgate (66).
Rahm posted two eagles and five birdies during his final round to finish at 24-under-par, a new tournament record.
It is the young Spaniards second win in just his 25th start as a Tour professional. In February the former world No. 1 amateur won the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
David Drysdale posted a course-record 63 to finish at 17-under-par, tied for fourth, alongside Justin Rose (68), Ryan Fox (68) and Daniel Im (72).
As part of the Open qualifying series, Drysdale, Ramsay, and Fox secured the the three invites available for next week’s British Open at Royal Birkdale.
The win netted Rahm $1.166 million and will reportedly move the former ASU star to No. 8 in next week’s world rankings.
On Twitter
Thank You to all the fans in Northern Ireland this week. You all were tremendous. Thank you to @McIlroyRory for being a great host.
— Jon Rahm Rodriguez (@JonRahmpga) July 9, 2017
Welcome to the Irish Open winners club @JonRahmpga.Good to see another Spanish win! Primera victoria @EuropeanTour en Irlanda? Eso me suena?
— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) July 9, 2017
Top 10
1 Jon Rahm -24
T2 Matthew Southgate -18
T2 Richie Ramsay -18
T4 Justin Rose -17
T4 David Drysdale -17
T4 Daniel Im -17
T4 Ryan Fox -17
T8 Julien Quesne -16
T8 Benjamin Hebert -16
T10 Tommy Fleetwood -15
T10 Oliver Fisher -15
T10 Hideto Tanihara -15
13 Bradley Dredge -14
T14 Peter Uihlein -13
Rahm’s Winning Scorecard
6️⃣5️⃣➖6️⃣7️⃣➖6️⃣7️⃣➖6️⃣5️⃣ and a six shot victory:
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— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 9, 2017
Rahm’s Record-Setting Highlights
The best of @JonRahmPGA's #DDFIrishOpen winning 65 in 3 minutes.#RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/Bhl7MVOvFo
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 9, 2017
The Interview
"It feels amazing to be a @EuropeanTour winner!" pic.twitter.com/V2fINCITHs
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 9, 2017
Quotable
“Well, it’s really hard to explain right now. I know the trophy is right next to me and my name is going to be there for ever now, but it seems hard to believe that it’s happened. It’s kind of somewhat surreal. It’s hard to explain. I just look at it and I see Nick Faldo, I see Jose Maria Olazabal, I see Nick Faldo again, I see Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Seve. That’s a great list of great — and greatest European Tour players ever, and to have my name next to it, and the last one, Rory McIlroy, it’s so special. Not just to win this event but to win it at the place I just won it, Portstewart, great golf course, with the fans supporting me better than I’ve ever seen anybody support me. It’s been unbelievable.”
–Jon Rahm
Final Scores
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Portstewart Golf Club | Londonderry, Northern Ireland | July 9, 2017
POS | NAME | -/+ | R4 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jon Rahm | -24 | -7 |
T2 | Matthew Southgate | -18 | -6 |
T2 | Richie Ramsay | -18 | -7 |
T4 | Justin Rose | -17 | -4 |
T4 | David Drysdale | -17 | -9 |
T4 | Daniel Im | -17 | E |
T4 | Ryan Fox | -17 | -4 |
T8 | Julien Quesne | -16 | -2 |
T8 | Benjamin Hebert | -16 | E |
T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | -15 | -4 |
T10 | Oliver Fisher | -15 | -2 |
T10 | Hideto Tanihara | -15 | E |
13 | Bradley Dredge | -14 | -2 |
T14 | Peter Uihlein | -13 | -2 |
T14 | Scott Jamieson | -13 | -2 |
T14 | Peter Hanson | -13 | -2 |
T14 | Hideki Matsuyama | -13 | -4 |
T14 | Wade Ormsby | -13 | -4 |
T14 | Gavin Moynihan | -13 | -8 |
T20 | Anthony Wall | -12 | -2 |
T20 | Shane Lowry | -12 | -6 |
T20 | Andy Sullivan | -12 | -4 |
T20 | Scott Hend | -12 | 1 |
T20 | Duncan Stewart | -12 | -7 |
T20 | Jordan Smith | -12 | -3 |
T20 | Ashley Chesters (a) | -12 | -3 |
T20 | Sam Walker | -12 | -3 |
T20 | Andrew Dodt | -12 | -2 |
T20 | Adrian Otaegui | -12 | -1 |
T30 | Robert Karlsson | -11 | -3 |
T30 | Michael Hoey | -11 | -5 |
T30 | Fabrizio Zanotti | -11 | -3 |
T30 | Gregory Bourdy | -11 | -3 |
T30 | Callum Shinkwin | -11 | -1 |
T30 | Lee Slattery | -11 | -2 |
T36 | Stephen Gallacher | -10 | -2 |
T36 | Haydn Porteous | -10 | -3 |
T36 | Chris Hanson | -10 | -6 |
T36 | Marcus Fraser | -10 | -1 |
T36 | Haotong Li | -10 | -2 |
T36 | Marcus Armitage | -10 | -3 |
T42 | Andres Romero | -9 | -2 |
T42 | Miguel Jimenez | -9 | -5 |
T42 | Padraig Harrington | -9 | -1 |
T42 | Matthieu Pavon | -9 | -2 |
T42 | Ian Poulter | -9 | -4 |
T42 | Eduardo De La Riva | -9 | -5 |
T48 | Matteo Manassero | -8 | -3 |
T48 | David Horsey | -8 | -6 |
T48 | Paul Peterson | -8 | 3 |
T48 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -8 | -5 |
T48 | Felipe Aguilar | -8 | E |
T48 | Thomas Detry | -8 | E |
T54 | Paul Dunne (a) | -7 | -1 |
T54 | Joost Luiten | -7 | E |
T54 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -7 | -1 |
T54 | Rikard Karlberg | -7 | -1 |
T58 | Nathan Kimsey | -6 | E |
T58 | Dean Burmester | -6 | -1 |
T58 | Soomin Lee | -6 | -2 |
T58 | Romain Langasque (a) | -6 | -2 |
T62 | Sam Brazel | -5 | E |
T62 | Soren Kjeldsen | -5 | 3 |
64 | Simon Dyson | -3 | -2 |
T65 | Pablo Larrazabal | -3 | - |
T65 | Alexander Knappe | -3 | - |
T65 | Daniel Brooks | -3 | - |
T65 | Paul Waring | -3 | - |
T65 | Richard Sterne | -3 | - |
T65 | Marcel Siem | -3 | - |
T65 | Stuart Manley | -3 | - |
T65 | Joel Stalter | -3 | - |
T65 | Alejandro Canizares | -3 | - |
T65 | Thongchai Jaidee | -3 | - |
T65 | Richard Bland | -3 | - |
T65 | Ricardo Gouveia | -3 | - |
T65 | Gary Stal | -3 | - |
T65 | Damien Perrier | -3 | - |
T65 | David Higgins | -3 | - |
T80 | David Lipsky | -2 | - |
T80 | Brandon Stone | -2 | - |
T80 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | -2 | - |
T80 | Graeme McDowell | -2 | - |
T80 | Thomas Bjorn | -2 | - |
T80 | Renato Paratore | -2 | - |
T80 | Dylan Frittelli | -2 | - |
T80 | Lasse Jensen | -2 | - |
T80 | Jens Fahrbring | -2 | - |
T80 | Maximilian Kieffer | -2 | - |
T80 | Victor Dubuisson | -2 | - |
T80 | Hennie Otto | -2 | - |
T80 | Paul Lawrie | -2 | - |
T93 | Mark Foster | -1 | - |
T93 | Raphael Jacquelin | -1 | - |
T93 | Chris Paisley | -1 | - |
T93 | Simon Khan | -1 | - |
T93 | Joakim Lagergren | -1 | - |
T93 | Jorge Campillo | -1 | - |
T93 | Florian Fritsch | -1 | - |
T93 | Richard Finch | -1 | - |
T93 | Lucas Bjerregaard | -1 | - |
T93 | Alexander Levy | -1 | - |
T93 | A-Shun Wu | -1 | - |
T104 | Alexander Bjork | E | - |
T104 | David Howell | E | - |
T104 | Robert Rock | E | - |
T104 | Jose Maria Olazabal | E | - |
T104 | Marc Warren | E | - |
T104 | Bernd Ritthammer | E | - |
T104 | Magnus Carlsson | E | - |
T104 | Thomas Aiken | E | - |
T104 | Neil O'briain | E | - |
T104 | Matt Wallace | E | - |
T104 | James Morrison | E | - |
T104 | Nacho Elvira | E | - |
T104 | Dermot Mcelroy | E | - |
T117 | Mikko Ilonen | 1 | - |
T117 | Edoardo Molinari | 1 | - |
T117 | Simon Thornton | 1 | - |
T117 | Romain Wattel | 1 | - |
T117 | Tyrrell Hatton | 1 | - |
T117 | Rory McIlroy | 1 | - |
T117 | Andrew Johnston | 1 | - |
T117 | Graeme Storm | 1 | - |
T117 | Gary Hurley | 1 | - |
T117 | Johan Carlsson | 1 | - |
T117 | Damien McGrane | 1 | - |
T128 | Richard Kilpatrick | 2 | - |
T128 | Thomas Pieters | 2 | - |
T128 | Justin Walters | 2 | - |
T128 | Niclas Fasth | 2 | - |
T128 | S.s.p Chawrasia | 2 | - |
T128 | George Coetzee | 2 | - |
T134 | Nino Bertasio | 3 | - |
T134 | Kristoffer Broberg | 3 | - |
T134 | Sebastian Heisele | 3 | - |
T134 | Jason Scrivener | 3 | - |
T138 | Brett Rumford | 4 | - |
T138 | Colm Moriarty | 4 | - |
T138 | Gregory Havret | 4 | - |
T138 | Pep Angles | 4 | - |
T142 | Trevor Immelman | 5 | - |
T142 | Alvaro Quiros | 5 | - |
T142 | Jeunghun Wang | 5 | - |
T142 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 5 | - |
T142 | Chan Shih-chang | 5 | - |
T142 | Darren Fichardt | 5 | - |
T142 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 5 | - |
T142 | Lee Westwood | 5 | - |
150 | Jose Filipe Lima | 6 | - |
T151 | Paul McGinley | 8 | - |
T151 | Darren Clarke | 8 | - |
153 | Sebastien Gros | 10 | - |
- | Jamie Donaldson | WD | - |
- | Danny Willett | WD | - |
- | Jaco Van Zyl | WD | - |