THE 151ST OPEN

July 20, 2023

Jon Rahm

Mixed Zone

Q. The answer you just gave in Spanish about cameras, can you explain the frustration of that in English?

JON RAHM: I'm trying to walk and there's way too many people in my way and I can't go on my pace because they're in my way.

Then I'm walking off 18 and trying to deal with the unlucky moment on 18, and there's somebody with a boom light on my ass keeping up with Rory's pace, and I can't go at my own pace. That's kind of the disregard that I existed, that's all.

Q. Would it be fair to say it's a two-club wind out there, it's a long course and the bunkers are difficult?

JON RAHM: I mean, the practice rounds were windier than today. But yeah, it's a tough golf course. You have to put it in the fairway, and if you don't, if you go into one of those bunkers -- it's not surprising when it's happened to every single person in our group at least once.

Rory and I both on 18. Well, mine on 11 wasn't really a straight shot. It's just unfortunate. But it hit somebody.

But yeah, I saw us two, Justin Thomas on 18, many cases where that happened. Yeah, they're proper penalty structures for the most part.

Q. That bad?

JON RAHM: Yeah, that's why they're there. You have to try to avoid them. Plenty of people did a good job and shot a low score today. It's very difficult to avoid them all.

It's been done before, but it's a little bit -- little different golf course than it was in the past. They've lengthened it quite a bit and changed a few green contours to make the ball run away a little bit more.

From what I've seen, it's a little bit more difficult than it's been in the past, but clearly still scorable, so hopefully I can take advantage of it.

Q. (Indiscernible).

JON RAHM: Yeah, you never want to hit somebody. On that hole it's the place to miss, and I knew if you go towards that area you can get somewhat of a lie to where you can get close enough to the green. You never want to hit somebody. I think it hit him right on the eyebrow. He was okay. He told me he was a little dizzy, so hopefully there's no concussion and it's nothing too serious.

Wherever the ball goes, it's secondary at that point.

Q. Asked about the lie, didn't he?

JON RAHM: Yeah, he did ask about the lie. I mean, it's okay. Listen, it would have been a tie for break of the year if that went in the fairway. You can't ask for that at that point. I just hoped he was okay.

As soon as I walked off the tee, I heard him say, call the medics, and you don't want to get too scared. You doesn't want to see something bad happen.