LIV GOLF ANDALUCíA

June 5, 2026

Jon Rahm

Real Club Valderrama

Legion XIII

TV Quick Quotes

Q. Jon, I saw you with a steely determination on the range today, and it translated into a great round. How would you assess today?

JON RAHM: Great score. Great score. Yesterday I got -- the best way to explain it is "Valderramaed." I don't feel like I've played any bad golf. It's just wind gusts and a couple of bounces here and there, and you end up over par very easily. So far, through the tournament, I haven't made enough putts. I obviously made a long one on 7 today and a good birdie putt on 8, but I think the main difference from being a little further up is making a few more putts. I've been playing good golf, and it's nice to get back into it.

Q. To let everyone know at home, you started on 11. How tough is that stretch, and it being your first holes, what was key to doing well mentally?

JON RAHM: I actually thought if you're going to get to choose where to start, I think 10, 11 with the wind direction we had today is a good spot because you start with the first three holes downwind, so you're warmed up before you get to the into-the-wind holes, when you get to play 14, 16 and 17. If you can survive that stretch, I would say 14 through 3, with some good holes, maybe even par, under par, the rest were all coming in. 5 on, every single hole is downwind. Every single hole can be a birdie chance. If you start okay, hold on and finish strong, you can get it done, and obviously this is what happened today.

Q. You got yourself back into the mix for the weekend. What's the strategy tonight after the round and going into the next day tomorrow?

JON RAHM: Tonight, relax, get some good food and go to sleep. Nothing special.

Q. Mentally tomorrow for the weekend, mindset?

JON RAHM: More of the same. More of the same. I think today I did a little bit better off the tee, so keep hitting those fairways, and when not, when you find yourself in trouble, which you will here, try to minimize what you can. But not too different from what I've been doing. I feel like either day was very close to being a fantastic score, and today that was it.