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World No. 3 Jon Rahm (Spain) wore the "Green Jacket" for the first time.

On the 9th (local time), Rahm added 3 under par in the final 4th round of the 87th Masters Tournament (total prize money $18 million) held at Augusta National Golf Club (par 72, 7,545 yards) in Augusta, Georgia, USA, to complete a 4-stroke victory (12 under par 276). This is his 4th win of the season and 11th career win, two months after the Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour in February. The winner's prize money was $3.24 million (approximately 4.27 billion KRW). It is his second major championship win following the 2021 US Open. Rahm is the fourth Spanish player to become a Masters champion, following Seve Ballesteros, Jos? Mar?a Olaz?bal, and Sergio Garc?a.

Yon Rahm is teeing off on the 7th hole during the 4th round of the Masters. [Augusta (USA) = UPI·Yonhap News]

Rahm started the final round in second place, two strokes behind, after shooting even par in 12 holes of the third round that was postponed due to bad weather the previous day. In the 4th round, he recorded 4 birdies and 1 bogey. At the 4th hole, Brooks Koepka (USA) made a bogey, allowing Rahm to tie for the lead. At the 6th hole (both par 3), Koepka lost another stroke, and Rahm took a one-stroke lead. Rahm extended his lead to 4 strokes with consecutive birdies at the 13th and 14th holes, savoring the joy of standing atop the Masters.

Rahm is from Barrika, Spain, and graduated from the prestigious golf program at Arizona State University in the USA. He gained attention by winning the Ben Hogan Award for the best amateur in both 2015 and 2016. Turning professional in 2016, he immediately won the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2017. He also won the CareerBuilder Challenge in January 2018, the Zurich Classic in April 2019, and notably the Memorial Tournament in July 2020. Rahm became world No. 1 for the first time in 31 years for a Spanish player since Ballesteros in 1989.

In June 2021, Rahm became the first Spanish national to win the US Open. This year, he has shown a formidable rise in form. He has competed in 10 tournaments this season, winning 4, including the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the American Express in January, the Genesis Invitational in February, and now the Masters.

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