On Monday, Jon Rahm fell out of the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time since his maiden PGA Tour victory.
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JonRahm’sarrivalontheprofessionalgolfscenewasmarkedbyhisvictoryatthe2017FarmersInsuranceOpenatTorreyPines,awinthatmovedhimintothetop50oftheOfficialWorldGolfrankingforthefirsttime.
Morethan8yearslater,with52weeksspentastheNo.1golferintheworld,histimeinthetop50isover.
OnMonday,Rahmfelloutofthetop50intheworldrankingsforthefirsttimesincehismaidenPGATourvictory.
SincehisdefectiontoLIVGolf,Rahmhasn’tearnedOWGRpointsinanyofthoseevents.HehasplayedbrilliantlyinLIVevents,neverplacingworsethanT-10.However,ineventshedoesaccumulateOWGRpoints,hehasn’tperformeduptohisexpectation.
Lastyear,RahmmissedthecutattheMastersandPGAChampionshipbeforewithdrawingfromtheU.S.Openwithafootinjury.HedidplaceT-7attheOpenChampionship,T-5attheOlympicsandhasthreetop-10finishesontheDPWorldTourinthespan,includingarunner-upfinishattheSpanishOpen.
IthasbeennearlyayearsinceLIVGolfwithdrewitsOWGRapplication,a
