Do not whistle in Jon Rahm’s backswing, or you will find yourself on the wrong end of a scolding rebuke.
Following his tee shot on the 11th hole in the first round on Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, spun around to rebuke a fan for whistling in his backswing.
“Really? Whistling? Great time. Right in my backswing,” Rahm said to a group of fans, where the offending whistle originated. “Very smart, whoever it was.”
The result? Rahm’s shot landed in the rough to the right of the fairway. That forced Rahm into a layup shot and eventually, a bogey.
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“Through 17 holes, Rahm was 1-under and tied for 14th place as Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li, and Matt Fitzpatrick tied atop the leaderboard
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