OLYMPIA FIELDS, III. – Jon Rahm’s quest to become the fourth player in program history to win the United States Amateur Championship came to end Friday afternoon at Olympia Fields Country Club. The Sun Devil senior from Barrika, Spain, fell to University of Virginia junior Derek Bard in the quarterfinals, 1-down.
Rahm managed to accumulate a 3-up lead over Bard through 10, but failed to win another hole. Bard responded, besting Rahm on the par-4 eleventh, par-4 twelve, par-4 sixteenth, and ultimately the par-3 seventieth to seal his victory. Rahm never trailed in three rounds of match play until Bard’s win at 17.