Jon Rahm
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Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has held that position for over 50 weeks during his career. Rahm has won two major championships, the 2021 U.S. Open and 2023 Masters Tournament. While at Arizona State University, Rahm became the first two-time winner of the Ben Hogan Award as the top collegiate golfer in the United States and was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a then-record 60 weeks. He turned professional in 2016, and won titles on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour in 2017. He made his debut at the 2018 Ryder Cup, where he defeated Tiger Woods in singles. After winning the 2020 Memorial Tournament, Rahm became the number-one ranked player in the world. In 2021, Rahm became the first Spanish golfer to win the U.S. Open. He won his second major in 2023 at the Masters Tournament. Later that year, he joined LIV Golf. In 2024, Rahm was ranked the world's second highest-paid athlete by Forbes, with reportedly over $200 million in earnings.