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A former World Amateur Number One, Rahm won the Race to Dubai in 2019, became World Number One for the first time in his career the following year and won his first Major Championship in 2021 at the U.S. Open.
Enjoyed a stellar first season on the European Tour in 2017 - in which he was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year - becoming the first player to win multiple Rolex Series events with victories at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. Also won his first PGA TOUR title at the Farmers Insurance Open that same year.
He added a second Dubai Duty Free Irish Open title to his trophy cabinet at Lahinch Golf Club in 2019 to become the first three-time Rolex Series winner. Made his Ryder Cup debut in 2018 and beat Tiger Woods in the Sunday Singles as Thomas Bjørn's side stormed to an historic victory at Le Golf National.
Earlier that year, he won on home soil for the first time as a profession