All eyes are on the PGA Championship this week, and Spain’s Jon Rahm heads into the major looking to secure the missing piece of Spanish golf history.

No Spanish golfer has ever lifted the Wanamaker Trophy. As the top-ranked Spaniard in the field, Rahm is the favorite to end the country's drought at this major.

“But the PGA, they did remind me last year that for whatever reason we haven't performed our best at. I don't know why, but it is something that is in my mind obviously, having one left. It would be wonderful to close that fourth leg of the Grand Slam. Even though every major is extremely special in that way, to tie it all together with the greats of the past of Spain would be quite unique," said Rahm.

Rahm has already secured the U.S. Open in 2021 and the Masters in 2023. Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros won the Green Jacket twice and The Open three times in his illustrious career.

Alongside them, Sergio Garcia and Jose Maria Olazabal have also won the Green Jacket at Augusta. However, they have all missed out on the PGA Championship, and Rahm will hope to complete the Spanish Grand Slam.

Rahm’s best performance at the PGA Championship came in 2018 at Bellerive, where he finished tied for fourth. Last year at Quail Hollow Club, he was in strong contention but eventually finished T8.

"It does mean a lot. It's not only that, but statistically for whatever reason it's our poorest performance across all majors. Even Ollie and Sergio have had quite a few chances at The Open. They've had chances at the U.S. Open, and Seve, as well, and Sergio. I'm not so sure about Ollie,” added Rahm.

Victory this week would mark a historic milestone for Spanish golf.

Rahm comes into the major in fine form and will hope to continue that momentum at Aronimink.

Rahm’s Run Of Form This Season

World No. 20 currently sits atop the LIV Golf Individual Rankings, thanks to his great start to the season.

The Spaniard registered back-to-back second-place finishes at Riyadh and Adelaide at the beginning of the season.

Rahm secured his first title of the season at Hong Kong by three shots after that. He finished fifth and second at Singapore and South Africa respectively.

The 31-year-old lifted his second title of the season at LIV Golf Mexico before finishing nine strokes behind Australia’s Lucas Herbert at Trump’s Championship course last weekend in Virginia.

Rahm’s run of form certainly makes him one of the favorites to lift the Wanamaker Trophy this week, as he looks determined to complete the Spanish Grand Slam.

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Written by

Avishek Sarkar

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav