Rahm rules in Madrid and aims for his third Spanish Open

MADRID, 8 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm took the lead at the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid, an event belonging to the DP World Tour, with a brilliant Saturday of six shots under par that brought him closer to his third title and the dream of emulating Severiano Ballesteros.

The Basque put his batteries back after a more discreet Friday and, on the third day, he closed the day for the first time at the top with a total of -16. Australia's Min Woo Lee, one stroke away, and six players tied for third place three strokes apart will be Rahm's biggest rivals in the outcome this Sunday.

Rahm, champion in 2018 and 2019, flies at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on a wave of unconditional fans. The one from Barrika enjoys the Spanish Open and corresponds to that crowd that acclaims him with a seamless game, which already left a -7 on Thursday.

On Friday he missed a blow, but this Saturday the local idol was a machine. Rahm signed a perfect card, free of 'bogeys', with six 'birdies', to rise to the lead that he had two impacts at the start of the day. Two-time DP World Tour champion Min Woo Lee looks like the biggest obstacle for Rahm to equal his idol Seve's record at the National Open.

As for the rest of the Spanish, Álvaro Quirós left a great lap of minus five to get to -10, with options to make war on the last day. In addition, Sebastián García went back down from par and is in those -10 and the performance of the amateur Luis Masaveu continues to be remarkable, fourth best Spaniard in -9.