LOS ANGELES – Jon Rahm found himself in an unusual position Friday, scrambling to make the cut.
After another frustrating day at the Genesis Invitational, Rahm was on the cut line, even par for the tournament, when he put his drive into the right rough at Riviera’s par-4 finisher. Blocked out by the eucalyptus trees, he carved his approach around the branches and onto the left fringe, 22 feet from the flag. But putting through the sticky grass, his putt expired well short of the hole.
All of a sudden, there was drama: He needed that slippery 6-footer to play the weekend and avoid his second missed cut of the young Tour season – which would have been more than he had during the entire 2020-21 campaign.