LIV GOLF HONG KONG

March 8, 2026

Jon Rahm

Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling

Legion XIII

TV Quick Quotes

Q. Here with a very relieved -- does relieved work in this sense?

JON RAHM: That is the exact word I would use, very relieved. Very, very relieved. Just happy that I could enjoy the walk down 18. I made it a little bit more sour for myself, but going down 17, knowing that it was pretty much wrapped up, it was just an enjoyable feeling. Probably why I missed a few shots coming down the stretch. Just happy it's over in that sense.

Q. Seemed like you carried yourself with a little bit of a quiet confidence today, almost a heightened internal sense of purpose. Was the internal dialogue different today maybe than what we've seen in the past?

JON RAHM: No. Compared to Adelaide, I would say I came in with a mindset of just trying to be more committed to each shot - I think I was a little tentative on that day - and be aggressive. That's why on that back nine, once I made that putt on 13, my mindset was to birdie them all coming in. Even Adam said it after birdieing 15.

Played really good all day. Even though I shot 6-under, what could have been with quite a few short putts missed and an errant shot on 18. It was incredible. But I just tried to stay very patient and committed to each shot, knowing that I was doing everything right and things were going to happen. I think that was the theme pretty much every round this week. There was always a stretch of five holes where it's easy to think you're leaving a couple out there, and then once one putt goes in, I get going and rifle off about three or four in a row. Just had to happen again today.

Q. Through all your great play and your seasons out here, we've heard from your team repeated that we haven't seen the best of Jon Rahm yet. Are we getting close to that?

JON RAHM: It's funny enough, I wish you could have seen my driving exhibition on the first round range warmup. I walked off to that 3rd tee with no clue how I was going to hit it off the tee, and somehow managed to keep it in play and each day got a little bit better. I was not comfortable whatsoever.

There was a lot going on this week, and I think there was still a little bit of tension in me on that first day. But each day -- a friend of mine, his name is David Novak, he says, each day get better, and each day got a little bit better, and today, coming down the stretch, the swings from 13 through 16 were absolutely perfect swings. I think those holes is pretty much peak Jon Rahm that we can see.

Can it get better? I hope so, but I've been playing pretty good golf.