Jon Rahm Jokingly Blames NFL Player Zach Ertz For Jinxing His Game At Masters

The Masters didn’t get off to a great start for Jon Rahm. The Spaniard four-putted for a double bogey on Thursday’s opening hole of the competition.

Jon Rahm Jokingly Blames NFL Player Zach Ertz For Jinxing His Game At Masters

Rahm’s recuperation was evidently quick and thorough. He finished the opening round seven under par and shared the lead with Brooks Koepka of the United States and Viktor Hovland of Norway. Rahm stormed to a three-under final round and his maiden Masters victory when Koepka imploded on Sunday.

Then, and only then, was Rahm able to reflect on a text sent to him on Thursday by his buddy and tight end with the Arizona Cardinals, Zach Ertz.

Rahm only made one double bogey throughout the event, which came on the opening hole. With an eagle on hole No. 8, he did make up the gap, ending the opening round with a 65. (-7). Rahm defeated Brooks Koepka of LIV Golf in Rounds 3 and 4 to win his first championship.

Although Rahm was able to recover over the course of the weekend and eventually claim his maiden Masters title, Rahm joked afterward that some text messages-

For those people who believe in jinxing other players, people and whatever it may be: Thursday morning when I was getting on the golf cart to get to this putting green 10 minutes before my tee time, I saw a text from a good friend of mine — and I’m going to name him, because he’s a Super Bowl-winning champion — Zach Ertz.

He sent a text — I’m gonna paraphrase here, but it said: ‘That first green, looking like a walk in the park’ or something like that right now … 10 minutes before I four-putted to start the tournament.

So, thank you, Zach. Don’t ever do that again, please.

Ertz, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles when they won Super Bowl LII and is currently with the Arizona Cardinals, acknowledged sending the texts but insisted he had no remorse for Rahm.

“I apologise for absolutely nothing!” he tweeted. “You can expect these texts every major going forward my friend! Congratulations!”

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